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107 - BEL HERBIER - Victor-Henri BORDÈRE (1825–1889)
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BEL HERBIER - Victor-Henri BORDÈRE (1825–1889) Memories of the Pyrenees. In very fine condition. 17 bound pages featuring numerous specimens, some of which are very rare, notably the Pyrenean Dioscorea (Borderea pyrenaica), discovered by the author, who named it after himself. Dimensions: 24 x 32 cm. Note Victor-Henri Bordère (1825–1889) was a distinguished French botanist and schoolteacher in Gèdre (Hautes-Pyrénées), known during his lifetime as ‘the botanist of the Pyrenees’. As a schoolteacher in Gèdre, he supplemented his income by compiling herbariums which he sold to tourists. H. Bordère was a Knight of the Legion of Honour, a member of the Botanical Society of France and Switzerland, and of several other learned societies. He compiled this herbarium in the vicinity of Gèdre and Gavarnie in 1867.
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