Economic Botany : CABALLITO BOATS MADE FROM TOTORA (SCHOENOPLECTUS CALIFORNICUS) STORED ALONG THE BEACH FRONT AT HUANCHACO,
by Knapp, Sandra; Natural History Museum (London, England).
Material type: BookDescription: 183 pages : illustrations, map, facsimilies ; 17 cm.Subject(s): Naturalists | Natural historyDDC classification: 508 KNA 2004 C074 Or. Summary: "Written by Museum botanist Dr Sandra Knapp, this compact little book explores Wallace's Amazonian expedition. He spent four years from 1848 - 1852 exploring the Upper Amazon Basin, a vast area of rainforest where few Europeans had ever been before, collecting thousands of specimens. The book describes Wallace's arduous journey, looks at his development as a naturalist and explains how the loss of most of his specimens during his journey home affected his future" --Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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"Written by Museum botanist Dr Sandra Knapp, this compact little book explores Wallace's Amazonian expedition. He spent four years from 1848 - 1852 exploring the Upper Amazon Basin, a vast area of rainforest where few Europeans had ever been before, collecting thousands of specimens. The book describes Wallace's arduous journey, looks at his development as a naturalist and explains how the loss of most of his specimens during his journey home affected his future" --
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