Martius. the Book of Palms. 40th Ed.

by H. Walter Lack

On December 15, 1868, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868), Professor of Botany at the University of Munich and director of the Royal Botanic Garden, was carried to his grave in a coffin covered with fresh palm leaves. The fronds were a reference to his groundbreaking Natural History of Palms: a work in three volumes, published between 1823 and 1853. This encyclopedic treasury of 240 exquisite chromolithographic illustrations was based...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836587815
• ISBN13: 9783836587815
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 8.7"