This special re-print edition of Hillhouse's book "An Essay on The History and Cultivation of the European Olive Tree" is a memoir on the early history of olive growing in Europe. Written in France 1820, this classic text provides a picture in time of olive culture in early 19th Century Europe. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.