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Journal kept by David Douglas during his travels in North America, 1823-1827, together with a particular description of thirty-three species of American oaks and eighteen species of Pinus. With appendices containing a list of the plants introduced by Douglas and an account of his death in 1834 Douglas, David, 1799-1834

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"Edited with Memoir and various notes, by W. Wilks, Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society, assisted by H.R. Hutchinson." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 77.

"Published under the direction of the Royal Horticultural Society"-- title page.

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Title
Journal kept by David Douglas during his travels in North America, 1823-1827, together with a particular description of thirty-three species of American oaks and eighteen species of Pinus. With appendices containing a list of the plants introduced by Douglas and an account of his death in 1834
Alternate Title
Journal kept by David Douglas 1823-1827
Creator
Douglas, David, 1799-1834
Contributor
Wilks, W.; Hutchinson, H. R.
Publisher
London : William Wesley & Son
Date Issued
1914
Description
"Edited with Memoir and various notes, by W. Wilks, Secretary of the Royal Horticultural Society, assisted by H.R. Hutchinson." -- Strathern, G. M. , & Edwards, M. H. (1970). Navigations, traffiques & discoveries, 1774-1848: A guide to publications relating to the area now British Columbia. Victoria, BC: University of Victoria, p. 77.

"Published under the direction of the Royal Horticultural Society"-- title page.
Extent
364 pages : frontispiece (portrait), illustration (map) ; 26 cm
Subject
Botany--North America; Oak; Pine; North America--Description and travel; Northwest, Pacific--Description and travel
Genre
Books; Travel literature
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Notes
Includes index
Includes bibliographic references
Other copies: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/459278111
Identifier
QK110 .D7; II-0150
Collection
British Columbia Historical Books Collection
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. QK110 .D7
Date Available
2015-10-07
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1579171
AIP UUID
98e38b50-bed7-4275-b4fc-5d79c2c4f755
DOI
10.14288/1.0222821
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Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy, or otherwise distribute these images please contact digital.initiatives@ubc.ca.