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
Title:
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.
Publication Information:
London : Alecto Historical Editions in association with the British Museum (Natural History), <1981 >-1988.
Physical description:
cases <1-34 > : all col. ill. ; 79 cm.
Notes:
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.
Access conditions:
Restricted: not available for general access.
Incomplete contents:
pt. <3 > Australia -- pt. <34 > Tierra del Fuego.
Record ID:
SD_ILS:603967