Book ID: CBB560573386

Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage (2017)

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Mabberley, David J. (Author)
Gooding, Mel (Author)
Studholme, Joseph (Author)


Thames & Hudson


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 320 pages
Language: English

The extraordinary botanical engravings of flora discovered on Captain Cook’s first voyage, published for the first time in book formJoseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage around 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 1,300 species that had never been seen or studied by Europeans.Upon his return, Banks commissioned more than 700 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. The present selection is from these prints, directed by botanist David Mabberley, who has provided expert commentaries, with additional texts by art historian Mel Gooding, setting the works in context as a perfect conjunction of nature, science, and art. An afterword by Joe Studholme describes the history of the modern printing. 175+ illustrations in color and black and white

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Authors & Contributors
Bleichmar, Daniela
Rose, Edwin
Lewis-Jones, Huw
Herbert, Kari
Loring, Lorna M.
Musgrave, Toby
Concepts
Travel; exploration
Scientific expeditions
Botany
Scientific illustration
Biographies
Illustrations
Time Periods
18th century
19th century
17th century
Places
Great Britain
Pacific Ocean
England
Colombia
Tahiti
Spain
Institutions
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Royal Society of London
National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
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