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Joseph Banks' florilegium : botanical treasures from Cook's first voyage

Title
Joseph Banks' florilegium : botanical treasures from Cook's first voyage / with texts by Mel Gooding ; commentaries on the plates by David Mabberley ; and an afterword by Joe Studholme.
Publication
  • New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
  • ©2017

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Additional Authors
  • Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820.
  • Mabberley, D. J.
  • Gooding, Mel
  • Studholme, Joe
Description
320 pages : color illustrations, color maps; 37 cm
Summary
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 colour 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.
Alternative Title
Florilegium
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Illustrated works.
  • Pictorial works.
Note
  • "A chart of the world ... exhibiting the discoveries made by Captn. James Cook in his three voyages with the tracks of the ships under his command", on endpapers.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Awards (note)
  • Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Award of Excellence in Botanical Art & Illustration, 2019
Contents
The making of Banks' Florilegium I : the voyage of Endeavour 1768-1771 / Mel Gooding -- The plates / David Mabberley -- The making of Banks' FLorilegium II : the florilegium 1772-1990 / Mel Gooding -- The modern printing of the florilegium / Joe Studholme.
Call Number
JFG 19-418
ISBN
  • 9780500519363
  • 0500519366
LCCN
2017931793
OCLC
975365960
Title
Joseph Banks' florilegium : botanical treasures from Cook's first voyage / with texts by Mel Gooding ; commentaries on the plates by David Mabberley ; and an afterword by Joe Studholme.
Publisher
New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2017.
Copyright Date
©2017
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Awards
Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries (CBHL) Award of Excellence in Botanical Art & Illustration, 2019
Added Author
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820.
Mabberley, D. J., writer of commentaries.
Gooding, Mel, author.
Studholme, Joe, writer of afterword.
Research Call Number
JFG 19-418
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