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| Autore principale: | Goodman, Jordan.
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| Titolo: | Planting the world : Joseph Banks and his collectors : an adventurous history of botany / Jordan Goodman. |
| Pubblicazione: | London : W. Collins, 2020. |
| Descrizione fisica: | XXXIX, 520 p., [16] p. di tav. : ill., ritr. ; 24 cm |
| Contiene: | Indice: Maps. List of illustrations. Dramatis personae. Prologue. Introduction: Joseph Banks and Kew. Pt. 1. To every corner of the Earth: Preface. 1. 1772: Masson roams the Atlantic 2. 1779: return to botany bay by way of Southwest Africa 3. 1780: the first circumnavigation of Archibald Menzies 4. 1782: the brothers Duncan in Canton 5. 1786: the Madras naturalists and dreams of Oaxaca. Pt. 2. Floating gardens and the Cotton club: Preface. 6. 1786: the first and second fleet 7. 1787: Anthony Pantaleon Hove in Gujarat 8. 1787: mr. Nelson's unfortunate Bounty voyage 9. 1790: the second circumnavigation of Archibald menzies 10. 1791: the gardeners of the Providence. Pt. 3. An embassy. a free town and a plant exchange: Preface. 11. 1791: an intertropical abode: Afzelius in Sierra Leone 12. 1792: Macartney, Stanton and the China embassy 13. 1793: the accidental naturalist in Qianlong's empire 14. 1794: to Calcutta and back. Pt. 4. Fifth quarter of the world: preface. 15. 1795: the Farrier's son finds banks 16. 1800: Caley and Moowattin 17. 1800: not since the Endeavour 18. 1801: Australia circumnavigated and beyond. Pt. 5. Botanical diplomacy and the Tropics: preface. 19. 1803: William Kerr in Canton 20. 1812: and still not first-hand 21. 1814: accidentally in Brazil with Bowie and Cunningham 22. 1815: Lockhart survives the Congo. Epilogue. Postscript. Acknowledgmanets. Abbreviations. Notes. Bibliography. Index |
| ISBN: | 9780007578832 |
| Discipline: | Botanica--Studi specifici. |
| Persone: | Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820. |
| Sudd. cronologiche: | Secolo XVIII. Secolo XIX. |
| Collocazione: | LS 21793 |
| Nota di esemplare: | Mostra nota di esemplare |
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