Taschen 'Martius. The Book Of Palms' Book

After an epic journey to the Amazon through Brazil and Peru, the German botanist Von Martius compiled an unsurpassed catalog of all known palm genera. This exquisite encyclopedic treasure is a jewel of nineteenth-century botany, notable both for its meticulous classification and for the maps, color landscapes, and sectional diagrams that show the architecture of these majestic trees. THIS ITEM CANNOT BE RETURNED Size&Fit: Hardcover, 25 x 34.5 cm, 2.80 kg, 412 pages