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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London :
Alecto Historical Editions in association with the British Museum (Natural History),
1980-1990.
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| स्वरूप: | पुस्तक |
| भौतिक वर्णन: | 35 cases (743 plates) : all col. ill. ; 79 cm. |
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| टिप्पणियाँ: | The plates from which this ed. 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 ed. of 100 copies. Library has copy 6/100 of New Zealand section consisting of 183 plates; and copy 30/100 of the Society Islands section consisting of 89 plates. Bib#: 227347 |
| भाषा: | English |
| Bib#: | 227347 |
