[Banks, Joseph] O’Brian, Patrick.

Joseph Banks – A Life.

Chicago, The University of Chicago, 1997. 14 cm x21.5 cm. Frontispiece (Protrait: Joseph Banks painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds), Frontispiece (Myrmecodia becarii Ant-House Endeavour River), 328 pages. Some black and white illustrations throughout and one map. Original illustrated softcover. Excellent condition.

Includes for example the following essays: Tahiti and the Transit of Venus / President of the Royal Society- Marriage – the King and Kew – Botany Bay / War – New South Wales – the Privy Council etc.

• Keywords: 17th Century · 20th Century Literature · Botany · Botany Bay · Plant Collectors · Plants · The Royal Society · Travel and Adventure
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 60435AB

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