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27 February 2006 Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy's itinerary in southern Iran, 1841–42
John R. Edmondson, H. Walter Lack
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An itinerary is presented of the 1841–42 expedition to southern Iran by the Silesian botanist Theodor Kotschy (1813–66), together with a short biography, a discussion of specimen numbering and a gazetteer containing variant spellings of places visited, with their geographical coordinates.

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John R. Edmondson and H. Walter Lack "Karl Georg Theodor Kotschy's itinerary in southern Iran, 1841–42," Willdenowia 36(1), 579-588, (27 February 2006). https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.36.36154
Published: 27 February 2006
KEYWORDS
biography
expedition itinerary
herbarium
history of botany
Zagros Mts
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