East Kinabalu: Royal Society Expeditions 40th Anniversary Monograph Tapa blanda - 2005

Kota Kinabalu: The Sabah Society, 2005. Illustrated, large 8vo, pp x, 144, paperback, a very good copy. [This Sabah Society Monograph is devoted to commemorating 40 years since the Royal Society Expeditions to Mount Kinabalu. which was declared a national park in 1964. The Royal Society Expeditions (RSE) of 1961 and 1964 took place when Sabah was in transition from a British administered colony to an independent state within the Malaysian Federation. The First RSE was the last of a long series of major scientific expeditions undertaken during the colonial era. The First RSE was also the first team to undertake an exploration of the long and difficult Eastern Ridge of Kinabalu. All previous explorations of the mountain had focussed on its western side. The same Expedition was also the first to explore the Pinosuk Plateau, on which thrived a unique forest at 5000 ft, on rocky detritus washed down from the mountain. Sadly, this forest does not exist any more, as it was cleared in the 1980s to make way… Leer más

The Sabah Society. 2005. Trade paperback. Fine.. 144 p. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. . This Sabah Society Monograph is devoted to commemorating 40 years since the Royal Society Expeditions to Mount Kinabalu. which was declared a national park in 1964. The Royal Society Expeditions (RSE) of 1961 and 1964 took place when Sabah was in transition from a British administered colony to an independent state within the Malaysian Federation. The First RSE was the last of a long series of major scientific expeditions undertaken during the colonial era. The First RSE was also the first team to undertake an exploration of the long and difficult Eastern Ridge of Kinabalu. All previous explorations of the mountain had focussed on its western side. The same Expedition was also the first to explore the Pinosuk Plateau, on which thrived a unique forest at 5000 ft, on rocky detritus washed down from the mountain. Sadly, this forest does not exist any more, as it was cleared in the 1980s to make way for the… Leer más

Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Society, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. This monograph commemorates the Royal Society Expeditions of 1961 and 1964. These expeditions concentrated their research on the previously barely explored East side of the mountain. 143 pages. Please see the scan of the contents page for further details. Weight: 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia The book has been inscribed with a dedication by K Ravi Mandalam