The Collectors: Creating Hans Sloane's Extraordinary Herbarium - Hardcover

Mark Carine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0565094882 ISBN 13: 9780565094881

Publisher: The Natural History Museum, 2020

Synopsis

The Sloane Herbarium lies at the core of the Natural History Museum's globally important collection of more than five and a quarter million plant specimens. Assembled over a 70-year period beginning in the late 17th century it is, for its time, without parallel in terms of its size, breadth and geographical scope. This colossal endeavour was orchestrated by the physician and naturalist Sir Hans Sloane and involved at least 300 contributors from across the globe, from his fellow great collectors and cataloguers to surgeons, traders and gardeners.

The Collectors reveals the lives and motivations of the people who contributed to this incredible global enterprise.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Carine is Principal Curator in Charge of the botanical collections at the Natural History Museum, London. He is involved in developing these collections for both scientific and historical research.

Other contributors to this book are: Esperanza Maribel Agoo, Richard Coulton, James Delbourgo, Stephen Harris, Robert Huxley, Neus Ibáñez, Charles E. Jarvis, Sebestian Kroupa, Sachiko Kusakawa, Domingo Madulid, Kathleen S. Murphy, Victoria Pickering, Laia Portet i Codina, Ranee Prakash, Chris D. Preston, Edwin Rose, Fred Rumsey, Sue Ryder, Adriano Soldano, Mark A. Spencer, Tod Stuessy, Jacek Wajer, and Anna Winterbottom.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Natural History Museum
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0565094882
• ISBN 13: 9780565094881
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192
• Editor: Mark Carine