The golden Chersonese and the way thither.(1883) by Isabella l. Bird (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530891269)

Isabella Lucy Bird, married name Bishop FRGS (15 October 1831 - 7 October 1904), was a nineteenth-century English explorer, writer, photographer and naturalist. With Fanny Jane Butler she founded the John Bishop Memorial hospital in Srinagar. She was the first woman to be elected Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Bird was born on 15 October 1831 at Boroughbridge Hall, Yorkshire, the home of her maternal grandmother. Her parents were Rev Edward Bird BA (1794-1858) and his second wife, Dora Lawson (1803-1866).Boroughbridge was her father's first curacy after taking orders in 1830, and it was here he met Dora.

Author: Isabella L. Bird
ISBN-10: 1530891264
ISBN-13: 9781530891269
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2016
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.42d