A Voyage Into the Levant: Perform'd by Command of the Late French King

by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708) was originally destined for the church, but his interest in botany led him to become professor of botany at the Jardin des plantes in Paris, and to travel all over Europe and beyond in search of interesting specimens. He was chiefly interested in the classification of plants, but is now best remembered for the accounts he wrote of voyages undertaken for the purpose of scientific discovery. This illustrated two-volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108075223
• ISBN13: 9781108075220
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 598 Pages
• Weight: 3.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.3" x 11.7"