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Picturing the Pacific - Joseph Banks and the shipboard artists of Cook and Flinders (Hardcover)
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Picturing the Pacific - Joseph Banks and the shipboard artists of Cook and Flinders (Hardcover)
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For over 50 years between the 1760s and the early 19th century, the
pioneers who sailed from Europe to explore the Pacific brought back
glimpses of this new world in the form of oil paintings,
watercolours and drawings - a sensational view of a part of the
world few would ever see. Today these works represent a fascinating
and inspiring perspective from the frontier of discovery. It was
Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society, who popularised
the placement of professional artists on British ships of
exploration. They captured striking and memorable images of
everything they encountered: exotic landscapes, beautiful flora and
fauna, as well as remarkable portraits of indigenous peoples. These
earliest views of the Pacific, particularly Australia, were
designed to promote the new world as enticing, to make it seem
familiar, to encourage further exploration and, ultimately, British
settlement. Drawing on both private and public collections from
around the world, this lavish book collects together oil paintings,
watercolours, drawings, prints and other documents from those
voyages, and presents a unique glimpse into an age where science
and art became irrevocably entwined.
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