Flora Atlantica 3 Volume Set Sive Historia Plantarum Quae in Atlante, Agro Tunetano et Algeriensi Crescunt |
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| Author:
| Desfontaines, René Louiche |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-06450-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Multiple-item retail product |
| List Price: | USD $172.00 |
Book Description:
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French botanist René Louiche Desfontaines (1750-1833) spent two years collecting specimens in North Africa. First published in 1798-9, Flora atlantica is a Latin catalogue of these specimens. This lavishly illustrated second edition appeared in four volumes in 1800. This reissue combines the two volumes of plates into one.
French botanist René Louiche Desfontaines (1750-1833) spent two years collecting specimens in North Africa. First published in 1798-9, Flora atlantica is a Latin catalogue of these specimens. This lavishly illustrated second edition appeared in four volumes in 1800. This reissue combines the two volumes of plates into one.