{"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-9781108069212","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) 9781108069212","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\"\u003e9781108069212, 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\"\u003e568 pages, 22 b\/w illus.  4 maps\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm, 0.71 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. Featuring four maps, Volume 2 includes discussion of the Peruvian and Ecuadorian Andes and the cinchona forests of western Chimborazo.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e15. From Barra do Rio Negro to Tarapoto, Peru\u003cbr\u003e 16. Residence at Tarapoto\u003cbr\u003e 17. Voyage in small canoes from Tarapoto to Canelos on the Bombonasa river\u003cbr\u003e 18. Through the forest on Canelos to Banos\u003cbr\u003e 19. Botanical excursions in the Andes of Ecuador\u003cbr\u003e 20. Ambato and the Cinchona forests of Alausí\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Cinchona forests of western Chimborazo\u003cbr\u003e 22. Spruce's last three years in South America\u003cbr\u003e 23. Letters and articles relating to his Amazonian travels\u003cbr\u003e 24. On ant-agency in plant-structure\u003cbr\u003e 25. On indigenous narcotics and stimulants, with their uses by the Indians\u003cbr\u003e 26. The women-warriors of the Amazon\u003cbr\u003e 27. The engraved rocks of the Rio Negro and Casiquiari\u003cbr\u003e 28. A hidden treasure of the Incas\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of native names\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":46005229060376,"sku":"9781108069212","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108069212i.jpg?v=1696748755","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-9781108069212","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}