Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Botanical revelation : European encounters with Australian plants before Darwin
Other Name
The Peter Crossing Collection--subtitle. (Alternate title)
Primary Maker
Contributor/Publisher
NewSouth
University of New South Wales Press Ltd
Place
Date
2019
Physical Description
xi, 372 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits ; 31 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781742236476
Language
English
Level of Current Record
Bib record
Member Object
Subject Category
Content
Java la Grande to Nova Hollandia -- Joseph Banks and the South Sea -- 'Botany Bay' and James Edward Smith -- Labillardiere, Redoute and Napoleonic Europe -- Brown and Bauer, Australian botany's Gemini -- the vogue for 'New Holland' plants -- the future of botanical revelation
Public Access Text
[Keywords: Botanical illustration--Pictorial works--Australia; Plants--Pictorial works--Australia; Botanists--Europe; Botanical artists--Europe]
The Peter Crossing collection--Title page Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Notes
David J Mabberley AM, DSc is a British-born Australian botanist, educator and writer.
Collection Type
Botany Library
Copyright
All rights reserved
Last Update
19 Dec 2023
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