This is a botanist's delight A meticulously detailed description of plants that Peter Forsk l discovered in Lower Egypt and Arabia Felix. This book, which was published posthumously, was edited by Carsten Niebuhr. It is not only an invaluable resource for botanists, but also for historians who want to gain insight into natural history in the 18th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part...