Books by Henry Baker Tristram

First published in 1884, this volume of the Survey of Western Palestine is an illustrated record of the flora and fauna of the region, compiled by the naturalist H. B. Tristram (1822-1906). More than 3,000 species are listed, the most important accompanied by detailed descriptions of their appearance and environment.

Clergyman and ornithologist H. B. Tristram, an early supporter of Darwin, became a Fellow of the Royal Society and Canon Residentiary of Durham. This 1873 account, one of his many popular works on the Biblical Lands, records his discoveries, in both archaeology and natural science, east of the Dead Sea.

Ornithologist and clergyman H. B. Tristram's 1865 account of a journey through Palestine, is written with the aim of demonstrating that the Bible accurately describes the region. Tristram was also one of Darwin's earliest public supporters, making this book a fascinating document of the contemporary relationship between religion and the natural sciences.