Sir Joseph Banks's fishery book of the River Witham in Lincolnshire.
Alternate Title(s):
Fishery book
Published / Created:
Lincolnshire, 1784-1800.
Physical Description:
2 v. ; ill. ; 22 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View a digitized version of this item in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalog
http://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/2034677
Classification:
Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:
Sir Joseph Banks was a renowned British naturalist, patron of the natural sciences, and president of the Royal Society from 1778 until his death in 1820. His sister, Sarah Sophia Banks, lived with Sir Banks and Lady Banks for her entire adult life and shared her brother's great interest in natural history. She was also an avid collector of coins, medals, and printed ephemera (her collection of over twenty thousand items is now in the British Museum).
Exhibition History:
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
Subject Terms:
Banks, Sarah Sophia, 1744-1818. | Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. | Fydell, Thomas, 1740-1812. | St. Botolph's Church (Boston, England) | Fishing -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Fishing -- Social aspects -- England -- Early works to 1800. | Witham, River (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Witham, River (England) -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Boston (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Lincolnshire (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Lincolnshire (England) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century. | Cragg, William A. -- Bookplate. | Knatchbull, Wyndham, 1786-1868 -- Provenance. | Stanhope, Beryl -- Provenance. | Stanhope, Edward, 1840-1893 -- Provenance. | Stanhope, Richard Philip -- Provenance. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1784-1800.