Travels in Europe, Africa, and Asia Made Between the Years 1770 and 1779, Containing a Voyage to the Southern Parts of Europe, and the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, in the Years 1770, 1771, 1772, 1773
F & C Rivington, 1795. Third Edition, 4 vol Vol I, Frontispiece, XII + 337pp, index, Plate + Folding Plate Vol II, XIV + 316p, index + 4 plates Vol III, XIV, 30p, 285p, index Vol IV, XIX, 293p, index, 4 plates Uniformally bound in 1/2 calf, ownership signature and number on each title page and additional at top of p21 of each volume. Bindings showing some rubbing and wear, hinges holding. Internally generally fine, plates in fine condition. Carl Peter Thunberg was a Swedish naturalist who studied under Carl Linnaeus at Uppsala University. He then spend seven years travelling inSouthern Africa, Asia collecting and describing many plant and animal species new to European science. He is called "the father of South African Botany", "pioneer of Occidental Medicine in Japan". On his return he followed in Linnaeus footsteps by becoming The Professor in Botany at Uppsala University. Mendelssohn II, 499- 500 185 by 125mm (7¼ by 5 inches). Item #32536
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