Luigi Castiglioni's Viaggio- Travels in the United States of North America, 1785-87. Translated and edited by Antonio Pace with Natural History Commentary and Luigi Castiglioni's Botanical Observations translated by Antonio Pace and edited by Joseph & Nes
Luigi Castiglioni's Viaggio- Travels in the United States of North America, 1785-87. Translated and edited by Antonio Pace with Natural History Commentary and Luigi Castiglioni's Botanical Observations translated by Antonio Pace and edited by Joseph & Nes
Mode de Paiement
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- Carte bancaire
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Détails
- Auteur
- Castiglioni, Luigi
- Éditeurs
- Syracuse University Press, 1983. 1st Edition
- Thème
- Geografia
- Description
- As New
- Description
- H
- Jaquette
- True
- Etat de conservation
- Comme neuf
- Reliure
- Couverture rigide
- Dédicacée
- False
- Premiére Edition
- False
Description
8vo. Orig cloth gilt. With 14 plates. First complete translation of a classic natural history/travel book originally published in Italy in 1790; a "rare systematic compendium of information drawn from both observation and secondary sources on the topography, history, institutions, agriculture, and industry of the individual states from Massachusetts to Georgia". About 1/4 of the book deals with descriptions of plants, the rest being a description of his travels, including in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Canada, New York, Georgia, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island.