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A vivid, field‑tested journey into the Amazon and the Andes .
Travel with renowned botanist Richard Spruce as he documents landscapes, plant life, and the people who inhabit the high forests from Tarapoto to Canelos. This edition gathers field notes, species observations, and personal reflections drawn from decades of exploration in South America, offering a clear view of the region’s ecology and culture without fiction’s embellishment.
In these pages, you’ll encounter practical plant descriptions, habitat notes, and the challenges of collecting in remote terrain. The narrative blends scientific detail with scenes of travel, weather, and indigenous life, all framed by Spruce’s steady, observational voice. It’s a record of discovery, method, and perseverance that illuminates both the Amazonian forest and the mountain valleys.- On-site plant identifications and habitat ranges across elevations from plains to high Andes
- Descriptions of forest types, weather, and travel conditions in difficult terrain
- Correspondence and insights into botanical collecting in the 19th century
- Context on flora, fauna, and ethnographic notes within the Amazon and Andean realms
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Notes of a Botanist, Vol. 2 of 2: On the Amazon Andes (Classic Reprint)
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Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon and Andes: Being Records of Travel on the Amazon and Its Tributaries. Along the Eastern Side of the Andes of Peru and Ecuador (Complete in 2 Volumes)
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fine. Complete two-volume matched set. 2018 Forgotten Books casebound reprint edition. Octavos (approx. 9 x 6 inches); lii, 518 pp. (Vol. 1); xii, 542 pp. (Vol. 2). Bound in publisher's original deep blue and antique-cream glossy pictorial boards with ornate gold and navy filigree framing and gilt-patterned rear panels; issued without jackets. Illustrated with facsimile reproductions of Spruce's original pencil sketches, botanical engravings, portraits, and expedition route maps. An immaculate, unread set with razor-sharp corners, tight hinges, and bright, spotless interior leaves throughout. An essential primary account of 19th-century South American natural history and scientific exploration, recording the legendary fifteen-year botanical expedition (1849-1864) of English botanist Richard Spruce. Traveling alongside fellow naturalists Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates, Spruce traversed thousands of miles of uncharted river systems across Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador?including the Amazon, Rio Negro, Trombetas, Pastasa, and the upper Orinoco cataracts. Spruce collected over 30,000 plant specimens, made groundbreaking discoveries in bryology and ethnobotany, and successfully gathered the wild Cinchona succirubra (quinine) seeds that established malaria-fighting plantations in India. Edited and published posthumously by Wallace, this narrative combines rigorous botanical fieldwork with extraordinary travel observations on indigenous cultures, hallucinogenic plants, and Amazonian ecology. A cornerstone work for collections in South American exploration, ethnobotany, and history of science. Seller Inventory # 1010200315