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Characteres Generum Plantarum is a landmark botanical work by Johann Reinhold Forster and Georg Forster, documenting the plant genera collected, described, and illustrated during their voyage to the islands of the South Seas from 1772 to 1775. Published in Latin in 1776, this meticulously detailed volume offers invaluable insights into the flora encountered during their travels with Captain Cook. The work provides a detailed account of the plants, and highlights the botanical discoveries made during the expedition. This historical work is essential for botanists, historians of science, and anyone interested in the exploration of the natural world during the Age of Enlightenment. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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