On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes, published between 1823 and 1853.
This encyclopedic treasury of 240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations was based on von Martius’s expeditions through Brazil and Peru. From 1817 to 1820, he traveled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) through the Amazon basin to investigate natural history and native tribes with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix.
The result was an
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Publisher : Taschen America Llc; 40th edition (May 15, 2022)
Language : Multilingual
Hardcover : 512 pages
ISBN-10 : 3836587815
ISBN-13 : 978-3836587815
Item Weight : 2.94 pounds
Dimensions : 6.46 x 1.61 x 8.94 inches
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