Joseph Banks' Florilegium
botanical treasures from Cook's first voyage
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Author
Publication
2017 - Thames & Hudson, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
80,000 words, Guess
Page Count
320 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100500519366
- ISBN-139780500519363
- Library of Congress Control Number2017931793
- OCLC Control Number975365960
- Better World Books9780500519363
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL26936814M
Classifications
- DDC741
- LCCQK5 .J67 2017
- LCCQK98
Alternate Titles
- Florilegium
Description
Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java, bringing back over 1300 species that had never been seen or studied by Europeans. On his return, Banks commissioned over 700 superlative engravings between 1772 and 1784. Known collectively as Banks' Florilegium, they are some of the most precise and exquisite examples of botanical illustration ever created. The Florilegium was never published in Banks' lifetime, and it was not until 1990 that a complete set in color was issued in a boxed edition (limited to 100 copies) under the direction of the British Museum. It is from these prints that the present selection is made.
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