
Wilson's China
A Century on
Kew Publishing
Published on 21. September 2009
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84246-394-9 (ISBN)
Description
Ernest Wilson was the foremost plant collector of his generation, responsible for introducing over 1,000 species to our gardens in the West. The authors of this book reveal Wilson's adventures through excerpts from his own writing as well as describing their own experiences tracing his journeys in the wilds of China today. Wilson's legacy includes glass plate photographs taken in Sichuan at the beginning of the 20th century depicting landscapes, villages, river scenes, people and plants, veteran and exceptional trees. Armed with copies of these images and with the help of Chinese guides and local knowledge, the authors retraced Wilson's footsteps, taking photographs themselves. The result, a splendid series of 'then and now' images, is a key feature of this informative homage to a great plant hunter. Further photographs provide a fascinating insight into the changes and continuities in China over a hundred year period, and offer a captivating glimpse of people and places in the remote province of Sichuan.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Richmond, Surrey
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Royal Botanic Gardens
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 295 mm
Width: 252 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84246-394-9 (9781842463949)
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