Download or read book Joseph Hooker s Rhododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker is considered one of the greatest botanists of the nineteenth century. A close friend of Charles Darwin, he was an epic traveler, cataloging tens of thousands of plants and lending scientific weight to the theory of natural selection. 2017 marked both the bicentenary of his birth and 170 years since his trip to India where he sought botanical treasures in the Himalayas. In celebration comes this facsimile edition of Hooker's The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya, carefully reproduced from an original printing dating back to the mid-1800s. At the time it was an unparalleled commercial success with lavish illustrations by Walter Hood Fitch that were--and still are--considered to be some of the finest examples of botanical illustration ever produced. Published in three parts, this new edition brings together all parts of the publication, along with thirty of Hood Fitch's plates beautifully reproduced alongside Hooker's original descriptions. A new introductory chapter by Virginia Mills and Cam Sharp Jones from Kew's Joseph Hooker Correspondence Project describes Hooker's time in India and the reception of the original publication in 1849. And Ed Ikin, Head of Wakehurst Landscape and Horticulture, describes the impact Hooker had on British gardening and the inspiration he provided for a whole new approach to horticulture. Together, this reproduction is a wonderful tribute to Joseph Hooker and a beautiful new way to experience botanical history.

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Download or read book THE RHODODENDRONS OF SIKKIM HIMALAYA BEING AN ACCOUNT BOTANICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL OF THE RHODODENDRONS RECENTLY DISCOVERED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN HIMALYA FROM DRAWINGS AND DESCRIPTIONS MADE ON THE SPOT DURING A GOVERNMENT BOTANICAL MISSION TO THAT COUNTRY BY JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER R N M D F R S F L S C C C EDITED BY SIR W J HOOKER K H D C L F R S F L S C VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY AND DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL GARDENS OF KEW written by SIR JOSEPH DALTON HOOKER and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya Being an Account Botanical and Geographical of the Rhododendrons Recently Discovered in the Mountains of Eastern Himalaya During a Government Botanical Mission to that Country Edited by Sir W J Hooker written by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The rhododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya being an account botanical and geographical of the rhododendrons recently discovered in the mountains of Eastern Himalaya written by Sir J. D. Hooker ((Joseph Dalton)) and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In the Footsteps of Joseph Dalton Hooker written by Seamus O'Brien and published by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1847 Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) embarked on an expedition to Sikkim in the eastern Himalaya, a region where he would discover a huge number of botanical treasures previously unknown to the West. A scientist of breath-taking ability, Hooker would go on to become one of the greatest botanists and explorers of the 19th century and is perhaps the greatest of the lauded Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.In this fascinating travelogue, author Seamus O'Brien retraces Hooker's footsteps in Sikkim, bringingalive the adventure, dangers and discoveries that Hooker and his companions experienced in the mid- 19th century. Seamus describes how his drive for this expedition came from a yearning to see in the wild the plant discoveries made famous by Hooker, who described the region as 'a perfect microcosmof the Himalaya.' Following in Hooker's footsteps, the author describes how these places compare to the descriptions made by Hooker 170 years previously, and how in many ways how little Sikkim has changed little over the course of time.Hooker was a highly skilled geographer and cartographer, and in Sikkim he created the firstcomprehensive map of the kingdom, highlighting mountain passes that would be of enormousstrategic value in the decades to come. Some of these maps are reproduced in the book along withHooker's original sketches of the region and plants, as well as illustrated throughout with stunningphotographs by the author.This is a wonderful celebration of one of the greatest adventures by one of history's greatest scientists,and ideal for anyone with an interest in the flora and history of the region.

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Download or read book The Rhododendrons of Sikkim Himalaya Being an Account Botanical and Geographical of the Rhododendrons Recently Discovered in the Mountains of Eastern Himalaya from Drawings and Descrptions Made on the Spot During a Government Botanical Mission to that Country written by Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Himalayan Journals written by Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 894 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) is remembered as an eminent Victorian botanist and one of Charles Darwin's chief collaborators. Sir Hooker traversed the Central and Eastern Himalayas in 1848, a time when no traveller or naturalist, however bedazzled by its mystique, had ventured forth. These journals are much more than exhaustive notes of botanical interest, they are packed with appealing anecdotes and significant sociological insights, sprinkled with a pinch of humour.

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Download or read book Tales from the Himalaya written by Henry Edmundson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: RELIGION. The cultural foundation of life in much of the Himalayas remains Tibetan Buddhism. This esoteric offshoot of the Buddha's teaching developed from the 7th century onwards but was only discovered by explorers and scholars a thousand years later. The first tale is about a remarkably different type of reality, how its mysteries were unravelled, and how it continues to survive despite political repression. SCIENCE, The Himalayas are the highest mountain range in the world, but also the youngest. The peaks continue to grow, and earthquakes remain an ever present danger. The struggle to understand how these giant mountains formed began in the mid-19th century. Now we know that its the plates that do the talking. The second tale is one of intrpid exploration and science discovery. POLITICS, The Chinese takeover of Tibet is the latest power play in the Himalayas region. Long ago, the Tibetans were the empire builders. In the 19th century, strongman Gulab Singh gobbled up parts of the Wester Himalay to create Jammu and Kashmir.