From Warsaw to the Equator. Memories of a journey through South America made in 1882-1883 by Jozef Siemiradzki
With illustrations by J. Ryszkiewicz and J.Owidzki according to the author's own sketches
Józef Siemiradzki (1858 - 1933) - Polish geologist and traveler, professor of paleontology at Lviv University (1901-1933).
"From Warsaw to the Equator" is a report on Jozef Siemiradzki's expedition to South America, carried out in 1882-83. Siemiradzki and his companion, zoologist Jan Sztolcman (1854-1928), visited Ecuador, where they established a base in Guayaquil. From there they embarked on expeditions deep into the country studying the flora and fauna of this part of America. In Ecuador they also met the famous Polish engineer Ernest Malinowski.
Year of publication: Warsaw 1885, Printed by Ig. Zawiszewski, Nowy Świat 46.
s. 226
Format: 21 x 14.5 cm
Binding: publisher's cloth/ gilt titling on spine and face
Condition: complete and coherent, cracking of the covers [no harm to the integrity of the book], [provenance: on the cover ex libris "Dr. St. Netcer "*], no underlining or signatures in the text, foreign signature on the fourth page [pen], cover with rubbing and discoloration, crack on the edge of the spine
*StanislawNetcer (1895- 1967) - Plock military physician, librarian of the Medical Society. In 1937 he was awarded the Cross of Independence. (per Plock Notes 3/244)
