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The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross

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  • Object Type
  • Name/Title
    The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror in the years 1839-1843, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross
  • Primary Maker

    Walter Fitch (Lithographer)

     J D Hooker (Author)

  • Contributor/Publisher
    Reeve Brothers, King William Street, Strand
  • Place
  • Date
    1844-1860
  • Physical Description

    6 volumes : colour illustrations, 1 colour map ; 31-33 cm

  • Language
    English
  • Level of Current Record
    Bib record
  • Member Object

    8 items in this collection. View all items.

  • Edition/State/Version
    1st edition
  • Subject Category
  • Provenance Details
    Vol.1 (copy 9860) has 'W H Harvey, 1845' handwritten in ink on the title page.
    Vol.2 (copy 9861) has 'W H Harvey, 1847' handwritten in ink on the title page.
  • Content
    [v.1] I. Flora Antarctica. Part I. Botany of Lord Auckland's Group and Campbell's Island. 1844
    [v.2] I. Flora Antarctica. Part II. Botany of Fuegia, the Falklands, Kerguelen's Land, etc. 1847
    [v.3] II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part I. Flowering plants. 1853
    [v.4] II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless plants. 1855
    [v.5] III. Flora Tasmaniae. Vol. I. Dicotyledones. 1860
    [v.6] III. Flora Tasmaniae. Vol. II. Monocotyledones and acotyledones. 1860
  • Public Access Text

    [Keywords: Discovery and exploration, British; Rare books--19th century]

    Digitised and available via the Biodiversity Heritage Library, see link in this record. Vols.1 - 4 (Copies 9860-9863) rebound by Leighton's, High Street, Auckland. Vols.5-6 rebound by Business Printing Works Ltd., binders, Auckland.

  • Associated Notes
  • Subject Notes
    Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 - 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science.--Wikipedia, retrieved February 2020.
    See Te Ara for a fuller biography of Joseph Hooker, link in this record.
  • Collection Type
    Reserve Collection - Outsize
    Reserve Collection - Extra Outsize
  • Copyright
    All rights reserved
  • Last Update
    06 Dec 2024
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