The letters of Sir Joseph Banks : a selection, 1768-1820
Banks, Joseph, 1743-18202000
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Sir Joseph Banks was a man of science, of affairs and of letters. He circumnavigated the globe with Cook, became President of the Royal Society, and was at the centre of Georgian life for over five decades. This is a collection of his letters, selected from the remaining 6000 letters he wrote.
Main title:
The letters of Sir Joseph Banks : a selection, 1768-1820 / edited by Neil Chambers ; foreword by David Mabberley ; introduction by Harold Carter.
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Imprint:
London : Imperial College Press, c2000.
Collation:
xliii,420p. ; 26cm.
Notes:
At foot of title: The Natural History Museum; The Royal Society.Published for the Banks Archive Project.
ISBN:
9781860942044
Dewey class:
508.092
Language:
English
BRN:
1564692
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