#josephdaltonhooker

Rhododendron dalhousiae. #SciArt by #JosephDaltonHooker for his work, The Rhododendrons of Sikkim-Himalaya (1849-51). Beginning in November 1847, #JDHooker embarked on a 3-year long expedition to the Himalayas where he collected plants and explored the botany of the region, all of which was the basis for this book. Contributed for digitization by the Peter H. Raven Library at Missouri Botanical Garden (@mobotgarden) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11630671 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #JDHooker2017 #KewGardens #RoyalBotanicGardensKew #RoyalBotanicKew #Botany #BotanicalArt #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #Biology #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #LibrariesofInstagram #Libraries #SciArtFix

#JDHooker2017: Joseph Dalton Hooker climbed Seetakoond Hill as part of his Himalayan expedition, and he noted in his journal that part of the climb included 560 steps carved into the rock to reach the Brahim Temple at the top. This hill is now known as Chandranath Hill, and Chandranath Temple is a holy place of pilgrimage for Hindus. This temple is near Sitakunda in Bangladesh. #SciArt by #JDHooker for his Himalayan Journals, or, Notes of a naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, &c., Vol. 2 (1854). Contributed for digitization by the California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy) to #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39797693 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #JosephDaltonHooker #KewGardens #Himalayas #HimalayanMountains #Sikkim #Nepal #Hinduism #Hindu #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #NatHist #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #Libraries #Archives #SpecialCollections

Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was one of the most important botanists and explorers of the 19th century, and #JDHooker was one of Charles Darwin's closest friends. He was the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1865 to 1885, and the Editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine from 1865 to1904. This week, we will be sharing illustrations from many publications that were spearheaded by J.D. Hooker. Join us, along with @kewgardens in celebrating #JDHooker2017, the bicentenary of J.D. Hooker's birth. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #JosephDaltonHooker #KewGardens #RoyalBotanicGardensKew #RoyalBotanicKew #Botany #BotanicalArt #BHLib #Biodiversity #NaturalHistory #Biology #ScientificIllustration #ScientificArt #OpenAccess #LibrariesofInstagram #Libraries

Tussock Grass (Chionochloa antarctica) for #JDHooker2017 and our last post for this month's challenge, #boringbutbeautiful hosted by @transportationlibrary, @nul_prescons, and @utsaspeccoll on Instagram. Grasses are often overlooked, but they are an important and beautiful part of ecosystems. SciArt by Walter Hood Fitch for Joseph Dalton Hooker, The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 (1844-1860). Contributed for digitization by MBLWHOI Library. 

Title Page to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker's Illustrations of Himalayan Plants (1855) with botanical illustrations, including this page, done by Walter Hood Fitch. We are exploring the beautiful botanical art in this book for #JDHooker2017. This book was contributed for digitization by the Peter H. Raven Library at Missouri Botanical Garden (@mobotgarden).