discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml A traveller's notes or notes of a tour through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, the Australian colonies and New Zealand during the years 1891-1893 documentary heritage Export API view DescriptionThis tour was undertaken with the object of obtaining a more adequate conception of the vegetation of the regions visited than can be gained from an acquaintance with such of the indigenous plants as are cultivated in British gardens; also to observe, as far as circumstances permitted, the conditions under which those plants grow in their native countries; and especially, to endeavour to ascertain whether our gardens could be enriched by further additions from the wealth of vegetation with which these regions are favoured.>PlaceChelsea, London, England, United KingdomOther IdSB39 VEI (Library of Congress Call Number)24122 (Cat ID)19131 (DBTextworks system ID)15690 (Presto content ID)DepartmentPublications Enquire Add to My Collection Images and documents Catalogue Catalogue Object TypebookName/TitleA traveller's notes or notes of a tour through India, Malaysia, Japan, Corea, the Australian colonies and New Zealand during the years 1891-1893Primary MakerJames VeitchContributor/PublisherJames VeitchPlaceChelsea, London, England, United KingdomDate1896Physical Description219 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations, folded colour map ; 32 cmLevel of Current RecordBib recordMember Object1 item in this collection. View all items.Edition/State/Version1st editionSubject CategoryBotany--Asia/Library of Congress subject headingsBotany--Australia/Library of Congress subject headingsBotany--New Zealand/Library of Congress subject headingsGardening--AustraliaGardening--New ZealandGardening--AsiaAsia--Description And Travel/Library of Congress subject headingsAustralasia--Description and travel/Library of Congress subject headingsJava (Indonesia)--Description and travelContentPart I : Ceylon and Southern IndiaPart II : Bombay to LahorePart III : Delhi to CalcuttaPart IV : Penang and SingaporePart V : JavaPart VI : Hong Kong and CantonPart VII : Japan - spring and early summerPart VIII : Japan - autumnPart IX : CoreaPart X : Queensland and Western AustraliaPart XI : South Australia, Victoria and New South WalesPart XII : New ZealandPublic Access Text[Keywords: Veitch, James Herbert, 1868-1907--Travel--Asia]For private circulation only. "Notes ... which have, for the most part, appeared in the Gardener's chronicle for ... [1891-93] and the following year"--Preface.Collection TypeReserve CollectionCopyrightAll rights reservedLast Update19 Dec 2023 The development of the Auckland War Memorial Museum online collection is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60