Sir Joseph Banks, Iceland and the North Atlantic 1772-1820 / Journals, Letters and Documents

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Abstract

Sir Joseph Banks was one of the great figures of Georgian England, best known for participating as naturalist in Cook's Endeavour voyage (1768-71), as a patron of science and as the longest-serving President of the Royal Society (1778-1820). This volume brings together all Banks's papers concerning Iceland and the North Atlantic, scattered in repositories in Britain, the United States, Australia and Denmark, and most published here for the first time. A detailed introduction places them in historical context.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherTaylor and Francis/ Balkema
Number of pages725
ISBN (Electronic)9781351899963
ISBN (Print)9781908145147
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Jan 2017

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