Journal of a Horticultural Tour Through Some Parts of Flanders, Holland and the North of France...
by NEILL, PATRICK
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Edinburgh: Bell & Bradfute, 1823. Tall 8vo. (8 1/2 x 5 1/4). [5], vi-xv, 1-574 pp., Corrigenda, Directions to Binder. 7 engraved plates and 8 illustrations in text. Contemporary brown boards, paper spine label, edges uncut, modern clamshell box.
Travel journal of gardens and horticulture in Flanders, Holland, and North of France by a leading Scottist naturalist.
Dr. Patrick Neill (1776-1851) was a naturalist, author, and leader of the Scottish Enlightenment. His legacies include the West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh which he planned and the genus Neillia which was named in his honor, demonstrating his prestige in Edinburgh and naturalist communities. He not only published an article on Horticulture for the Encyclopedia Britannica (1840), but also published several scientific and travel papers over the course of his career. This particular text details his horticultural discoveries while traveling through Flanders, Holland, and the North of France.
"Dr. Patrick Neill," The Gazetteer for Scotland.
Travel journal of gardens and horticulture in Flanders, Holland, and North of France by a leading Scottist naturalist.
Dr. Patrick Neill (1776-1851) was a naturalist, author, and leader of the Scottish Enlightenment. His legacies include the West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh which he planned and the genus Neillia which was named in his honor, demonstrating his prestige in Edinburgh and naturalist communities. He not only published an article on Horticulture for the Encyclopedia Britannica (1840), but also published several scientific and travel papers over the course of his career. This particular text details his horticultural discoveries while traveling through Flanders, Holland, and the North of France.
"Dr. Patrick Neill," The Gazetteer for Scotland.
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- Donald Heald Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- Journal of a Horticultural Tour Through Some Parts of Flanders, Holland and the North of France...
- Author
- NEILL, PATRICK
- Format/Binding
- Tall 8vo
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Publisher
- Bell & Bradfute
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1823
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