Banks' florilegium : a publication in thirty-four parts of seven hundred and thirty-eight copperplate engravings of plants collected on Captain James Cook's first voyage round the world in H.M.S. Endeavour, 1768-1771 / the specimens were gathered and classified by Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., and Daniel Solander and were accurately engraved between 1771 and 1784, after drawings taken from nature by Sydney Parkinson.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820, Solander, Daniel Charles, 1733-1782, Parkinson, Sydney, 1745?-1771
Language:English
Published: London : Alecto Historical Editions in association with the British Museum (Natural History), <1981 >-1988.
Subjects:
Endeavour (Ship)
Botany > Pictorial works.
Botanical illustration > England.
Engraving, English.
Voyages around the world > History > 18th century > Pictorial works.
Genre:
Pictorial works.
Local Note:
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Physical Description:cases <3, 34 > : all color illustrations ; 79 cm
Format: Book
Description
Note:The plates from which this edition was printed were prepared under Banks' direction by various engravers, but were never used until 1973, when a selection of them was published under the auspices of the present owner, British Museum (Natural History), as: Captain Cook's florilegium.
Limited edition of 100 copies.
LC has copy number 62.
Call Number:QK5 .B33 1981
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