Illustrations of the botany of Captain Cook's voyage round the world in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 / by Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander ; with determinations by James Britten
- Bib ID:
- 82255
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- London : Printed by order of the British Museum : sold by Longmans etc., 1900
- 3 v. (102 p., 318 [p.45A, i.e.319] leaves of plates) : ill., 3 fold. maps ; 50 cm.
- Series:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection; NK1876
- Partial contents:
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- Part I, plates 1-100
- Part II, plates 101-243
- Part III, plates 244-318.
- Biography/History:
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Banks proposed the publication of the Florilegium in 1773 and engaged artists and engravers. In all 742 plates were made but the project was not completed and the plates were stored at the British Museum. In 1900-1905 James Britten had 328 of the engravings reproduced by photolithography and published as Illustrations of the botany of Captain Cook's voyage round the world.
- Notes:
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- Cover title: Botany of Cook's first voyage.
- Includes index.
- Part III entitled: Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world in H.M.S. Endeavour.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-138432691
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK1876
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- Botany of Cook's first voyage
- Illustrations of Australian plants collected in 1770 during Captain Cook's voyage round the world in H.M.S. Endeavour
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
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- 1924
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