Bhutan 1837-1838

About the Book :- Being a selection of chapters 11-13 of the journal of William Griffith, this concise volume deals only with the travel of the author in Bhutan. Written in the form of a dairy from the account contain a mine of information on the flora of Bhutan. It was released as a commemorative reprint edition that was presented to a king of Bhutan on his coronation. This book is a reprint of the 1847 edition. About the Author :- William Griffith was a British doctor, naturalist, and botanist. Griffith's botanical publications are from India and Burma. After a brief stay in Madras, he was assigned as a Civil Surgeon to Tenasserim, Burma, where he studied local plants and made collecting trips to the Barak River valley in Assam. He explored various parts of Burma, travelling the rivers, including the Irrawadi as far as Rangoon. He visited the highlands of Sikkim, and the region of the Himalayas around Shimla. Subsequently, Griffith was appointed as Civil Surgeon in Malacca, where he died of a parasitic liver disease. He served with Major Robert Boileau Pemberton's mission to Bhutan in 1837. There are number of plants with specific names griffithianus, griffithia and griffithii named in honour of William Griffith. Including; Bulbophyllum griffithii, Euphorbia griffithii, Iris griffithii, Magnolia griffithii and Larix griffithii. The Title 'Bhutan 1837-1838 written/authored/edited by William Griffith ', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121231473 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 130 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-