Mutis y la Real Expedición Botánica del Nuevo Reyno de Granada

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• ISBN13: 9789588306353
• ISBN10: 9588306353
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2011-01-01
• Publisher: Villegas Editores

Summary

With a wealth of illustrations, photographs, drawings, and reproductions of the original engravings made to describe the local flora on the voyage, this thorough account is a description of, and a testament to, the expedition undertaken in 1783 by Spanish botanist and mathematician Jose Celestino Mutis. Period-specific maps present a unique view of colonial South America, and the accompanying texts affirm that Mutis's journey was as much a cultural and social enterprise as it was a scientific one that laid the groundwork for what would become Colombia. Con una abundancia de ilustraciones, fotografias, dibujos y reproducciones de los grabados originales de la flora nativa hechos durante el viaje, este relato minucioso es una descripcion de, y un testamento a, la expedicion emprendida en 1783 por el botanico y matematico espanol Jose Celestino Mutis. Mapas de la epoca presentan una vista unica de America Latina colonial, y los textos acompanantes afirman que la excursion de Mutis fue una iniciativa tanto cultural y social como la fue cientifica que puso las bases de lo que se convertiria en Colombia.

Author Biography

María Pilar de San Pío Aladrén is the archive curator for the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid. Benjamín Villegas is an architect, a graphic designer, and the founder of Villegas Editores. He is the author of several books, including Bogotá from the Air, Gardens of Colombia, Panoramic Colombia, and Taste of Colombia. He lives in Bogotá, Colombia.