Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage [2019] hardback FCULT Praise for The Stolen Village

Praise for The Stolen Village

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Joseph Banks' Florilegium: Botanical Treasures from Cook's First Voyage [2019] hardback FCULT Praise for The Stolen VillageJoseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage round the world from 1768 to 1771. A gifted and wealthy young naturalist, Banks collected exotic flora from Madeira, Brazil, Tierra del Fuego, the Society Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Java, bringing back over 1,300 species that had never been seen or studied by Europeans. On his return, Banks commissioned over 700 superlative engravings between 1772 and 1784. Known collectively as Banks'