Natural History Drawings of Malaya: The Complete Farquhar
Book Details
Author(s)John Bastin, Kwa Chong Guan
PublisherDidier Millet,Csi
ISBN / ASIN9814217697
ISBN-139789814217699
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,060,807
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Colonel William Farquhar (1774-1839) was a British Colonial Officer who became Commandant of Malacca in 1803, a post through which he was able o indulge his interest in natural history, sending men to collect various plant and animal specimens, which he then commissioned artists to paint.
