{"product_id":"the-trees-of-north-america-michaux-and-redouts-american-masterpiece","title":"The Trees of North America: Michaux and Redout's American Masterpiece","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable selection of American forest trees surveyed by Franois-Andr Michaux and Thomas Nuttall from The North American Sylva  held in the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden  featuring illustrations by celebrated botanical artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redout and Pancrace Bessa  with an afterword by natural history artist David Allen Sibley. Franois-Andr Michaux (17701855) was a French botanist whose work on the trees of North America gave the worlds first illustrated account of American trees east of the Mississippi. From 1841 to 1849 Thomas Nuttall (17861859)  an English botanist and one of the greatest plant explorers of North America  prepared supplementary volumes to Michauxs landmark work  The North American Sylva. Full-color reproductions of all of the more than 270 plates are now included in a single volume for the first time. Mirroring Abbevilles best-selling National Audubon Society Birds of America  the book includes capsule summaries of every tree species featured  written by New York Botanical Garden staff  along with reference illustrations by David Allen Sibley.  Garden President Gregory Long looks at the book in the context of the New York Botanical Garden; NYBG Library Director Susan M. Fraser examines this landmark of American botanical history; award-winning garden writer Marta McDowell recounts the two botanist-explorers uncovering the continents arboreal riches; and best-selling ornithologist and natural history artist David Allen Sibley offers an aesthetic appreciation.  Beautifully illustrated and extensively researched  The Trees of North America will entice gardeners  art connoisseurs  and nature lovers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945889230901,"sku":"ByrdShop_0789212765","price":55.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780789212764_832b2b52-20d6-44a8-a0c9-ab2eb0fe18c9.jpg?v=1771692927","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-trees-of-north-america-michaux-and-redouts-american-masterpiece","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}