Sir Joseph Banks
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
This authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of Sir Joseph Banks, the celebrated eighteenth-century naturalist, explorer, and president of the Royal Society who helped shape the course of modern science. Cameron's account traces Banks's legendary voyage aboard HMS Endeavour with Captain James Cook, during which he amassed an extraordinary collection of botanical specimens from the Pacific and forever changed the Western world's understanding of natural history. Written with scholarly precision yet an accessible, engaging tone, Sir Joseph Banks presents the man not only as a pioneering scientist but as a powerful patron whose influence extended across exploration, agriculture, and imperial expansion. Cameron illustrates how Banks's tireless correspondence and institutional leadership made him a central figure in the intellectual and scientific networks of Georgian Britain. The result is a richly detailed portrait of a man whose curiosity and ambition left an indelible mark on the age of discovery.
Author: Hector Charles Cameron
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Angus and Robertson
Edition: repr.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
This authoritative biography chronicles the remarkable life of Sir Joseph Banks, the celebrated eighteenth-century naturalist, explorer, and president of the Royal Society who helped shape the course of modern science. Cameron's account traces Banks's legendary voyage aboard HMS Endeavour with Captain James Cook, during which he amassed an extraordinary collection of botanical specimens from the Pacific and forever changed the Western world's understanding of natural history. Written with scholarly precision yet an accessible, engaging tone, Sir Joseph Banks presents the man not only as a pioneering scientist but as a powerful patron whose influence extended across exploration, agriculture, and imperial expansion. Cameron illustrates how Banks's tireless correspondence and institutional leadership made him a central figure in the intellectual and scientific networks of Georgian Britain. The result is a richly detailed portrait of a man whose curiosity and ambition left an indelible mark on the age of discovery.