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Journal of a Tour in Marocco and the Great Atlas

With an Appendix Including a Sketch of the Geology of Marocco

John Ball author Joseph Dalton Hooker author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:18th Sep '15

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An 1878 account of Morocco and the Atlas mountains, compiled from the journals of Joseph Hooker and geologist John Ball.

This 1878 account of Morocco and the Atlas mountains was compiled from the journals of Sir Joseph Hooker and the geologist John Ball. The scientific interests of both men take centre stage in an engaging narrative which describes an area little visited by Europeans, even in the late nineteenth century.This 1878 account of a scientific tour of Morocco and the Atlas mountains in 1871 was compiled from the journals of Sir Joseph Hooker (1817–1911) and his travelling companion, the geologist John Ball (1818–89). Their plan had been for Hooker to publish their findings soon after the journey, but his work as Director of Kew Gardens and President of the Royal Society, and Ball's frequent absences abroad, as well as his own writing commitments, caused delays. However, they argue that their information is unlikely to be out of date when, from a comparison with earlier accounts, 'no notable change is apparent during the last two centuries'. The botanical and geological interests of both men take centre stage in an engaging narrative which provides interesting details about the government, customs and daily life in an area which even in the late nineteenth century was little visited by Europeans.

ISBN: 9781108077651

Dimensions: 230mm x 153mm x 34mm

Weight: 900g

536 pages