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Illustrations of the botany of Captain Cook's voyage round the world : in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71

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    "The Trustees have been pleased to order the copper-plate engravings of the plants collected during Captain Cook's First and Second Voyages to be printed. These plates were made at the charge of Sir Joseph Banks, but have never been published. The manuscript descriptions, which came into the possession of the Trustees together with the plates, are printed verbatim.

    Mr Britten has carefully compared the plates and descriptions with the original drawings and the specimens in the Banksian Herbarium, and has added such information as these supply. He has also added determinations in accordance with the nomenclature at present adopted. A detailed introduction will be issued in the final part. The plates will be issued in systematic order under the headings Australian Plants, New Zealand Plants, etc."--Preface.

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    QK98.2 BOT (Library of Congress Call Number)

    91642 (Cat ID)

    91446 (Presto content ID)

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