{"product_id":"notes-of-a-botanist-on-the-amazon-and-andes-being-records-of-travel-on-the-amazon-and-its-tributaries-the-trombetas-rio-negro-uaupes-casiquiari-pacimoni-huallaga-and-pastasa-paperback-9781108069205","title":"Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes; Being Records of Travel on the Amazon and its Tributaries, the Trombetas, Rio Negro, Uaupés, Casiquiari, Pacimoni, Huallaga and Pastasa (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108069205","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNotes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing Records of Travel on the Amazon and its Tributaries, the Trombetas, Rio Negro, Uaupés, Casiquiari, Pacimoni, Huallaga and Pastasa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 1908 two-volume narrative of unprecedented botanical exploration in South America, the fruits of which are still significant.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Spruce (Author), Alfred Russel Wallace (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108069205, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 February 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages, 49 b\/w illus.  3 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 13.9 x 3.3 cm, 0.65 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\"\u003eHaving previously embarked on a collecting expedition to the Pyrenees, backed by Sir William Hooker and George Bentham, the botanist Richard Spruce (1817–93) travelled in 1849 to South America, where he carried out unprecedented exploration among the diverse flora across the northern part of the continent. After his death, Spruce's writings on fifteen fruitful years of discovery were edited as a labour of love by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace (1823–1913), whom Spruce had met in Santarém. This two-volume work, first published in 1908, includes many of the author's exquisite illustrations. Showing the determination to reach plants in almost inaccessible areas, Spruce collected hundreds of species, many with medicinal properties, notably the quinine-yielding cinchona tree, as well as the datura and coca plants. Volume 1 contains Wallace's biographical introduction and a list of Spruce's published works. The narrative includes discussion of Pará, Santarém, and the Negro and Orinoco rivers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Biographical introduction\u003cbr\u003e List of books and papers\u003cbr\u003e 1. Pará and the equatorial forests\u003cbr\u003e 2. Voyage to Santarem and first residence there\u003cbr\u003e 3. To Obydos and the River Trombetas\u003cbr\u003e 4. Residence at Santarem\u003cbr\u003e 5. Geology and botany of Santarem\u003cbr\u003e 6. From Santarem to the Rio Negro\u003cbr\u003e 7. Residence at Manáos\u003cbr\u003e 8. Voyage up the Rio Negro at Sao Gabriel\u003cbr\u003e 9. Cataracts and mountain-forests of Sao Gabriel\u003cbr\u003e 10. Cataracts and unexplored forests of the Uaupés river\u003cbr\u003e 11. At San Carlos do Rio Negro\u003cbr\u003e 12. In Humboldt's country\u003cbr\u003e 13. To the cataracts of the Orinoco and return to San Carlos\u003cbr\u003e 14. San Carlos to Manáos (Barra).\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":46001653678360,"sku":"9781108069205","price":45.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069205i.jpg?v=1696748771","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/notes-of-a-botanist-on-the-amazon-and-andes-being-records-of-travel-on-the-amazon-and-its-tributaries-the-trombetas-rio-negro-uaupes-casiquiari-pacimoni-huallaga-and-pastasa-paperback-9781108069205","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}