Voyages of Discovery: A visual celebration of ten of the greatest natural history expeditions - Hardcover

Rice, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0565094432 ISBN 13: 9780565094430

Publisher: The Natural History Museum, 2017

Synopsis

Voyages of Discovery is a mesmerising visual record of ten of the world’s most significant natural history expeditions. Among the many stories of adventure and great scientific endeavour are: Sir Hans Sloane’s journey to Jamaica; Maria Sibylla Merian’s personal sojourn in Surinam; James Cook’s perilous Pacific crossings; William Bartram’s fanciful yet detailed documentation of North American wildlife; Matthew Flinders’ mapping of Australia accompanied by perhaps the greatest of all the natural history artists Ferdinand Bauer, and Charles Darwin’s fateful Beagle voyage.Hand-picked from the vast Library of the Natural History Museum, London, the illustrations and artworks contained here form a rare collection, many of which have only been published in this stunning book.

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About the Author

Tony Rice received a PhD in Marine Biology from the University of Liverpool. He worked as curator of crustacea at the Natural History Museum, London, then spent 26 years leading the deep-sea benthic biology team at the Natural Environment Research Council’s Institute of Oceanographic Sciences. He now concentrates on writing books and acting as a marine environmental consultant.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Natural History Museum
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0565094432
• ISBN 13: 9780565094430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336