Its second subtitle is “an adventurous history of botany”. JG is a scientist and an historian of exploration (his “The Rattlesnake: A Voyage of Discovery to the Coral Sea” was excellent).
Planting the World: Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978000757883206/08/2020
Categories: 12. Spring Books 2020: Gardens & Nature, Biography, Letters & Diaries, History, Natural History, Spring Books 2020
Tags: 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Botany and plant sciences, Exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, History of science, History: specific events and topics
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