{"product_id":"niger-flora-or-an-enumeration-of-the-plants-of-western-tropical-africa-paperback-9781108030380","title":"Niger Flora; Or, An Enumeration of the Plants of Western Tropical Africa (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108030380","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNiger Flora\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOr, An Enumeration of the Plants of Western Tropical Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe edited notes (1849) of a German botanist who died on an expedition to study the vegetation around the Niger.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Jackson Hooker (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108030380, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 July 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e668 pages, 45 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.7 cm, 0.84 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGerman scientist Theodore Vogel (1812–1841) joined an 1841 expedition to the Niger as its chief botanist. He died in the course of the journey, though not before taking extensive notes about the plants that he encountered. His botanical collection and diary were passed to the botanist William Jackson Hooker (1785–1865), who had been appointed as the first full-time director of Kew Gardens in the same year. Hooker edited Vogel's diary and observations and the resulting work, Niger Flora, was published in 1849. Because Vogel's period in West Africa was cut short by his untimely death, much of the work looks at the flora of the places the expedition stopped at along the way – Madeira, Tenerife and the Cape Verde islands, before giving details – including numerous illustrations – about west African plants. The works also includes observations on African flora by other botanists, including Joseph Dalton Hooker, William's son.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Memoir of the life of Dr. J. R. T. Vogel L.C. Treviranus\u003cbr\u003e Journal of the Voyage to the Niger J. R. T. Vogel\u003cbr\u003e Botany of the Niger Expedition W. J. Hooker and J. D. Hooker\u003cbr\u003e Spicilegia Gorgonea, or, a Catalogue of all the Plants as yet Discovered in the Cape de Verd Islands P. Parker Webb\u003cbr\u003e Flora Nigritiana, or, a Catalogue of the Plants of the River Niger, the Island of Fernando Po, and adjacent Parts of Western Tropical Africa J. D. Hooker and George Bentham\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Botany \u0026amp; plant sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Botany%20\u0026amp;%20plant%20sciences%20%5BPST%5D%22\"\u003ePST\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266022494488,"sku":"9781108030380","price":55.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108030380i.jpg?v=1694873594","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/niger-flora-or-an-enumeration-of-the-plants-of-western-tropical-africa-paperback-9781108030380","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}