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Our present-day knowledge of the birds of the Himalayan region can be traced back to the pioneering work of Brian Houghton Hodgson who was a 19th century naturalist, scholar and administrator. Born in Cheshire in 1800, Hodgson was resident in Kathmandu for many years and he described or collected over 120 species of birds new to science. He trained a team of Nepalese artists to produce water-colour plates of the birds of the Himalayas; this was never completed, but the collection of paintings is now in the possession of the Zoological Society of London. Most of the 49 plates selected for this volume have never been published before. While concentrating primarily upon Hodgson's ornithological work, this book also describes his contributions to other branches of natural history and ethnography, as well as his work on the nature of the Buddhist religion. His administrative career is also outlined and there is a chapter describing the changes to the bird life of the region since Hodgson 's time.
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A Himalayan Ornithologist: The Life and Work of Brian Houghton Hodgson book by Mark Cocker, Carol Inskipp
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Oxford University Press, 1988
ISBN 10 : 0198576196
ISBN 13 : 9780198576198
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> Our present-day knowledge of the birds of the Himalayan region can be traced back to the pioneering work of a remarkable nineteenth-century naturalist, scholar, and administrator, Brian Houghton Hodgson. Born in Prestbury, Cheshire, in 1800, Hodgson was for many years British Resid-ent in Kathmandu, where he described or collected over 120 species of birds new to science. He trained a team of Nepalese art-ists to produce water-colour plates for a projected work on the birds of the Himalayas; this was never completed, but the superb collection of working paintings remains and is now in the possession of the Zoological Society of London. Most of the 49 plates selected for this volume have never been published before. While concentrating primarily upon Hodgson's ornithological work, this book also describes his contributions to other branches of natural history and ethno-graphy, as well as his important work on the nature of the Buddhist religion. His administrative career is also outlined, and there is a chapter desc. N° de réf. du vendeur Batch-FM625-VG-13032
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