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Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks Bart., K.B., P.R.S. - During Captain Cook's First Voyage in HMS Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc. (Paperback)
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Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks Bart., K.B., P.R.S. - During Captain Cook's First Voyage in HMS Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East Indies, etc. (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture
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Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was a British botanist and one of the
most influential scientific patrons of the eighteenth century.
After inheriting a fortune on the death of his father in 1761,
Banks devoted his life to studying natural history. His fame
following his participation in Captain Cook's epic voyage on the
Endeavour between 1768 and 1771 led to his election as President of
the Royal Society in 1778, a post which he then held until his
death. This volume, first published in 1896, contains Banks'
account of the voyage of the Endeavour across the Pacific Ocean.
Edited by the great botanist Sir Joseph Hooker, it describes in
fascinating detail the peoples, cultures and wildlife Banks
encountered in Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia. Banks' aptitude
as a natural historian and the crucial role he played in
cataloguing and illustrating exotic wildlife during the expedition
are emphasised in the work.
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