{"product_id":"the-trees-of-north-america-michaux-and-redoutes-american-masterpiece-9780789212764","title":"The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redouté's American Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gregory Long | Marta McDowell | Susan M. Fraser\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Plants - Trees\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançois-André Michaux (1770-1855) was a French botanist whose work on the trees of North America gave the world's first illustrated account of American trees east of the Mississippi. From 1841 to 1849 Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859), an English botanist and one of the greatest plant explorers of North America, prepared supplementary volumes to Michaux's landmark work, \u003cem\u003eThe North American Sylva\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull-color reproductions of all of the more than 270 plates are now included in a single volume for the first time. Mirroring Abbeville's best-selling National Audubon Society \u003cem\u003eBirds of America\u003c\/em\u003e, the book includes capsule summaries of every tree species featured, written by New York Botanical Garden staff, along with reference illustrations by David Allen Sibley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGarden President Gregory Long looks at the book in the context of the New York Botanical Garden; NYBG Library Director Susan M. Fraser examines this landmark of American botanical history; award-winning garden writer Marta McDowell recounts the two botanist-explorers uncovering the continent's arboreal riches; and best-selling ornithologist and natural history artist David Allen Sibley offers an aesthetic appreciation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated and extensively researched, \u003cem\u003eThe Trees of North America\u003c\/em\u003e will entice gardeners, art connoisseurs, and nature lovers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46311543275671,"sku":"9780789212764","price":3805.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780789212764.webp?v=1768667006","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-trees-of-north-america-michaux-and-redoutes-american-masterpiece-9780789212764","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}