A Journey from Madras Through the Countries of Mysore, Canara, and Malabar -
Francis Buchanan
1807 - Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies (bookseller to the Asiatic Society ) in the Strand, London - First Edition
In 1799, after the defeat of Tippu Sultan and the fall of Mysore, Dr Francis Buchanan was instructed by the Governor General, Lord Wellesley to investigate and document the agriculture, cattle, farms, crops, mines, minerals and mineral springs, manufacturers and manufacturers, climate and seasons, trees and forests, the inhabitants and their religions, currencies and customs. In addition, Wellesley noted: 'It would be eligible to have either models or drawings made of any description of machinery which may not have been seen by you in these parts of India.' His journeys and findings were then published in this comprehensive work.
A clean set of three volumes, full margins, volumes II and III are unopened. Half-title in volume one, engraved frontispiece, large engraved folding map, 38 engraved plates (one hand-coloured), 5 folding tables, large quarto [30x23cm]
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1807 - Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies (bookseller to the Asiatic Society ) in the Strand, London - First Edition
In 1799, after the defeat of Tippu Sultan and the fall of Mysore, Dr Francis Buchanan was instructed by the Governor General, Lord Wellesley to investigate and document the agriculture, cattle, farms, crops, mines, minerals and mineral springs, manufacturers and manufacturers, climate and seasons, trees and forests, the inhabitants and their religions, currencies and customs. In addition, Wellesley noted: 'It would be eligible to have either models or drawings made of any description of machinery which may not have been seen by you in these parts of India.' His journeys and findings were then published in this comprehensive work. A clean set of three volumes, full margins, volumes II and III are unopened. Half-title in volume one, engraved frontispiece, large engraved folding map, 38 engraved plates (one hand-coloured), 5 folding tables, large quarto [30x23cm]
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A Naturalist in Western China With Vasculum, Camera, and Gun. Being Some Account of Eleven Years' Travel, Exploration and Observation in the More Remote Parts of the Flowery Kingdom. -
Ernest Henry Wilson
1913 - Methuen & Co. Ltd., London - First Edition
Ernest Henry Wilson [1876–1930] was introduced to China in 1899 when, as a promising young botanist, he was sent there by horticulturalist Henry Veitch to collect the seed of the now almost legendary Dove Tree [handkerchief tree], Davidia involucrata, for propagation in Britain. Subsequent trips saw Wilson bringing back hundreds of seed samples and plant collections, introducing many Chinese plants to Europe and North America. He wrote extensively about his travels in China. Sixty species and varieties of Chinese plants bear his name.
Much of this two volume work deals with the manners and customs of the non-Chinese peoples inhabiting the borderland region that was being explored, but there is also a great deal of botanical material, as the result of four expeditions. In addition, Wilson took a camera, and these volumes contain 101 photographs of parts of China rarely seen by Europeans in the early twentieth century. Folding map to rear of volume II.
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1913 - Methuen & Co. Ltd., London - First Edition
Ernest Henry Wilson [1876–1930] was introduced to China in 1899 when, as a promising young botanist, he was sent there by horticulturalist Henry Veitch to collect the seed of the now almost legendary Dove Tree [handkerchief tree], Davidia involucrata, for propagation in Britain. Subsequent trips saw Wilson bringing back hundreds of seed samples and plant collections, introducing many Chinese plants to Europe and North America. He wrote extensively about his travels in China. Sixty species and varieties of Chinese plants bear his name. Much of this two volume work deals with the manners and customs of the non-Chinese peoples inhabiting the borderland region that was being explored, but there is also a great deal of botanical material, as the result of four expeditions. In addition, Wilson took a camera, and these volumes contain 101 photographs of parts of China rarely seen by Europeans in the early twentieth century. Folding map to rear of volume II.
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