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INDIAN BOTANICAL DRAWINGS 1793-1868

Written by Henry J. Noltie
Published by Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1999
ISBN: 1872291236

INDIAN BOTANICAL DRAWINGS 1793-1868
Written by Henry J. Noltie.
Stock no. 1330520
1st. 1999. Softcover. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Plain black cardwraps, tall slim format. 100 pages. Colour illustrations and photos. ISBN: 1872291236. Dustwrapper has faint name written to top of front panel and is slightly grubby to rear panel with white barcode label to base.

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Front cover

Cover of INDIAN BOTANICAL DRAWINGS 1793-1868 by Henry J. Noltie

Contents

  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgements
  • Map of India
  • Introduction
  • Surveys and the documentation of natural resources
  • The importance of botanical illustration
  • The dissemination of information
  • The origin of environmentalism and conservation
  • The botanists
  • The artists
  • The background
  • History of the collection
  • Conservation of the drawings
  • The Illustrations
  • Appendix
  • Sources of information and Further Reading