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Millican, Albert

Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter; An Account of Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia, while Collecting Orchids in the Northern Andes

1891

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Year of publication
1891
Place of printing
London. Cassell & Company
Author
Millican, Albert
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America Plant Hunting Orchids
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [22 x 14.5 cm]; xv, 222, [xv, publisher's ads dated 9/91] pp, color lithographed (chromolithograph) frontis of Cattleya Mendelii, 21 other plates including foldout panorama of Bogotá, from photos & drwgs, many other illus, half title page. original pictorial gilt cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and cover with gilt flowers and border, spine faded, edges rubbed, very good copy, interior clean and unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A narrative of the author's extensive travels in Colombia over a four year period, including five expeditions, with excellent illustrations, mainly by the author's photos, with other illustrations by Gustave Guggenheim, including photos of Odontoglossum Crispum, Miltonia Vexillaria, etc. Most of the illustrations are of views, portraits, jungles, camp, cities, including Carthagena, Bogotá, native peoples. Probably the best book on botanical exploration of Colombia of the time. Naylor 315.