THE LAND OF THE BLUE POPPY by Francis Kingdon Ward ( 9781108004893 )

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Title:

THE LAND OF THE BLUE POPPY
TRAVELS OF A NATURALIST IN EASTERN TIBET

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Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

110800489X

ISBN 13:

9781108004893

Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION

Pub. date:

20 July, 2009

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture

Pages:

392

Description:

A highly illustrated book describing a remarkable solo plant-collecting expedition of 1911, into the mountainous region of south-western China.

Synopsis:

In 1911, Francis Kingdon Ward (1885-1958) set off on his first solo expedition and collected hundreds of plant species, many previously unknown. From Burma, he headed into the Hengduan Mountains of north-western Yunnan province, exploring along the Mekong, Yangtze and Salween rivers in the region between eastern Tibet and western Sichuan. In 2003, this area was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the world's most biodiverse temperate zones, its extraordinary topography arises from its position at the collision point of tectonic plates. This fascinating book, first published in 1913, was one of the most popular by a prolific author. It is generously illustrated with Kingdon Ward's own photographs and maps from the trip. The blue poppy of the title is Meconopsis speciosa, which Kingdon Ward described as the 'Cambridge blue poppy'; rather than the famous 'Tibetan blue poppy' (Meconopsis betonicifolia) that he later brought to England.

Illustrations:

45 b/w illus.

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Imprint:

Cambridge University Press

Returns:

Returnable

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A PLANT HUNTER IN TIBET (HB)

IN FARTHEST BURMA; THE RECORD OF AN ARDUOUS JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH THROUGH THE UNKNOWN FRONTIER TERRITORY OF BURMA AND TIBET

LAND OF THE BLUE POPPY

LAND OF THE BLUE POPPY (HB)