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A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains - Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Robert Fortune
A Journey to the Tea Countries of China: Including Sung-Lo and the Bohea Hills; with a Short Notice of the East India Company's Tea Plantations in the Himalaya Mountains - Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Robert Fortune
The botanist Robert Fortune (1813–80) was sent to China by the East India Company in 1848 in order to obtain tea samples for the plantations in the Himalayas. This account of his adventures there, first published in 1852, provides a glimpse into his enchanting and often bizarre experiences.
428 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 colour illus. 1 map
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 26, 2012 |
ISBN13 | 9781108046411 |
Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 428 |
Dimensions | 141 × 216 × 27 mm · 558 g |
Language | English |
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