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100 1 _aHooker, Joseph Dalton,
_d1817-1911
245 1 0 _aJournal of a tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-05-04
508 _aGalo Flordelis (This file was produced from images generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library/Cornell University)
520 _a"Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas" by Joseph Dalton Hooker and John Ball is an exploratory travelogue focused on botanical and geographical observations, likely written in the late 19th century. The narrative captures the authors' expedition in 1871 to the lesser-known regions of Marocco and the Great Atlas Mountains, aiming to document the vegetation and natural history of the area, which has remained largely unexplored by Europeans. The opening of the journal sets the stage for the expedition as the authors prepare to embark on their journey from England to Marocco, driven by a deep interest in the region's unique flora and geography. Through evocative descriptions, they detail their arrival in Tangier, highlighting the cultural and historical context of the town, their encounters with local officials, and their excitement to explore the largely uncharted territories of the Great Atlas. The narrative combines reflections on botanical discoveries with observations of the local environment, providing readers with an engaging blend of adventure, science, and the challenges faced during their travels. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Macmillan and co., 1878
653 _aMorocco -- Description and travel
653 _aPlants -- Morocco
653 _aGeology -- Morocco
653 _aAtlas Mountains
700 1 _aBall, John,
_d1818-1889
700 1 _aMaw, George,
_d1832-1912
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo1.ark:/13960/t2w38b844
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70700
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