An edition of The North American sylva, or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia (1850)

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia

considered particularly in respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings, by Redoute, Bessa, etc

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An edition of The North American sylva, or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia (1850)

The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia

considered particularly in respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings, by Redoute, Bessa, etc

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Robert P. Smith, Philadelphia
Language
English
Pages
156

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Subjects
Botany, Arbres, Trees, Botanique
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North America, Amérique du Nord

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Cover of: The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia
The North American sylva; or A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia: considered particularly in respect to their use in the arts, and their introduction into commerce; to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees. Illustrated by 156 coloured copperplate engravings, by Redoute, Bessa, etc
1853, Robert P. Smith, Philadelphia
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Cover of: The North American sylva, or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia
The North American sylva, or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia: considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into commerce : to which is added a description of the most useful of the European forest trees : illustrated by 156 coloured engravings
1850, R.P. Smith, G.P. Putnam
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Translation of: Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amérique Septentrionale

"The foundation of the North American sylva, was laid by the laborious researches of the elder Michaux [that is, André Michaux, father of François André Michaux]" --Preface

Translation by Augustus L. Hillhouse, with corrections by the editor

Published together with the continuation by Thomas Nuttall: The North American sylva, or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia, not described in the work of F. Andrew Michaux ... Being the fourth[-sixth] volume of Michaux and Nuttall's North American sylva

Illustrated with hand-colored stipple engravings. "All American editions used the French copperplates."--Stafleu

Illustrators include Pierre-Joseph Redouté, Antoine Redouté, Henri-Joseph Redouté, Pancrace Bessa, Rosine-Antoinette (Bessin) Delaporte, and Adèle Riché; engravers include Marie Joseph Bessin, Renard, Georges Gabriel, J. N. Joly, Boquet, P.A. Cally, and Lse. Fse. Jacquinot

Includes bibliographical references and index

Stafleu, F.A. Taxonomic literature (2nd ed.), 5966n

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North American sylva, Description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada, and Nova Scotia

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3 volumes, 156 leaves of plates
Number of pages
156

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OL33195308M
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s18000032
OCLC/WorldCat
3132884

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