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Pace, Antonio, Joseph And Nesta Ewan

Luigi Castiglioni's Viaggio; Travels in the United States of North America 1785-87, with Natural History Commentary and Botanical Observations

1983

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Year of publication
1983
Place of printing
Syracuse, New York. Syracuse University Press
Author
Pace, Antonio, Joseph And Nesta Ewan
Edition
First edition in English.
Keyword
Travel - North America Plant Hunting
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 16.5 cm]; xli [ii], 487pp, full-page illus, maps, bibliog, index. original cloth, gilt spine title lettering, dj, fine and clean. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. About 1/4 of the book deals with descriptions of plants, the rest being a description of his travels, including in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Canada, New York, Georgia, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island. This is the first complete translation of this classic of naturalist's travels, first published in Italy in 1790.
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