The Florilegium Of Captain Cook's First Voyage To Australia 1768–1771
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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In the golden age of scientific discovery, no voyage captured the imagination of the world quite like Captain James Cook's first circumnavigation aboard HMS Endeavour from 1768 to 1771 — a journey that forever changed humanity's understanding of the natural world and the vast continent of Australia. The Florilegium of Captain Cook's First Voyage to Australia 1768–1771, compiled by Hank Ebes, chronicles the extraordinary botanical and artistic legacy of that landmark expedition, drawing upon the magnificent florilegium produced under the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks, whose team of artists and naturalists documented thousands of previously unknown plant species with breathtaking precision. This meticulously assembled volume presents the intersection of art and science at its most triumphant, detailing the contributions of the Hawkesworth Voyage, the celebrated James Britten lithographic illustrations, and Banks's own florilegium — a collection that lay unpublished for nearly two centuries before finally reaching the world. Ebes's scholarship illuminates the cultural, scientific, and artistic dimensions of Cook's voyage with authority and clarity, making this an indispensable reference for historians, botanists, and collectors alike. For anyone captivated by the spirit of exploration and the beauty of scientific illustration, this work poses an irresistible question: what other wonders were quietly pressed between those pages, waiting three centuries to be seen?
Author: Hank Ebes
Format: Paperback
Published: 1988, Ebes Douwma Antique Prints and Maps & Sotheby's Australia
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the golden age of scientific discovery, no voyage captured the imagination of the world quite like Captain James Cook's first circumnavigation aboard HMS Endeavour from 1768 to 1771 — a journey that forever changed humanity's understanding of the natural world and the vast continent of Australia. The Florilegium of Captain Cook's First Voyage to Australia 1768–1771, compiled by Hank Ebes, chronicles the extraordinary botanical and artistic legacy of that landmark expedition, drawing upon the magnificent florilegium produced under the patronage of Sir Joseph Banks, whose team of artists and naturalists documented thousands of previously unknown plant species with breathtaking precision. This meticulously assembled volume presents the intersection of art and science at its most triumphant, detailing the contributions of the Hawkesworth Voyage, the celebrated James Britten lithographic illustrations, and Banks's own florilegium — a collection that lay unpublished for nearly two centuries before finally reaching the world. Ebes's scholarship illuminates the cultural, scientific, and artistic dimensions of Cook's voyage with authority and clarity, making this an indispensable reference for historians, botanists, and collectors alike. For anyone captivated by the spirit of exploration and the beauty of scientific illustration, this work poses an irresistible question: what other wonders were quietly pressed between those pages, waiting three centuries to be seen?