| The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768-1820, Volume 8 Contributor(s): Chambers, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848933800 ISBN-13: 9781848933804 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $237.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 508.092 |
| LCCN: 2012397753 |
| Series: Pickering Masters |
| Physical Information: 444 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook. |