Voyages of discovery : three centuries of natural history exploration / written by Tony Rice, with an introduction by David Bellanmy.
Edition:
1st ed.
Published / Created:
London ; Scriptum Editions, in association with the Natural History Museum, London, c2000.Hong Kong : Scriptum Editions, in association with the Natural History Museum, London, c2000.
Physical Description:
335 p. : heavily ill. (many col.), maps, ports. ; 33 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Contains biographical information.
Contents:
Voyage to Jamaica: Sir Hans Sloane -- Surveying Ceylon: Paul Hermann, Johan Gideon Loten & Pieter de Bevere -- Sojourn to Surinam: Maria Sibylla Merian -- Travels in North America: William Bartram -- Pacific Crossing: James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks & Sydney Parkinson -- Return to the South Seas: James Cook, Johann & George Forster -- Charting Australia: Matthew Flinders & Ferdinand Bauer -- Sailing with the Beagle: Charles Darwin -- Amazonia and beyond: Alfred Russel Wallace & Henry Walter Bates -- Fathoming the deep: the Challenger expedition.
Subject Terms:
Natural history illustration. | Natural history -- History. | Voyages and travels.
Contributors:
Bellamy, David. | Natural History Museum (London, England)