Joseph Banks' Florilegium: botanical treasures from Cooks First Voyage.
London: Thames and Hudson, 2019. Quarto, colour illustrations. Compact edition. 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..... More