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BANKS, JOSEPH - Banks Florilegium - New Zealand Section
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$15,000 - $20,000
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BANKS, JOSEPH
Banks Florilegium - New Zealand Section
Parts XX - XXVII, comprising 183 individually mounted copper plate engravings. 1st ed. Alecto Historical Editions in Association with the British Museum [Natural History] 1980-1990. Limited to 100 numbered sets, 457 x 305mms, watermarked handmade paper. Compilation of botanical information under direction of the British Museum, consisting of lists of plates to accompany each part and of the relevant botanical, geographical and historical facts [including names of artists and engravers]. Plates are generally very good, some very light foxing on a few, housed in original 8 dark green solander boxes with paper title labels, some scuff marks on boxes. The New Zealand section of Sir Joseph Bank’s Florilegium, [set number 60].
This extremely rare collection of coloured copper plate line engravings has been referred to as the finest botanical publication of the 20th century. Joining Cook’s first voyage round the world on board the Endeavour, Bank’s contingent which included Sydney Parkinson, and Daniel Carl Solander, collected and drew specimens of flora and fauna which were used to produce 183 copper plates. Images from these form the New Zealand section of the Florilegium. On returning from the voyage there were numerous delays in publication and Bank’s eventually bequeathed the collection of copperplates to the British Museum before he died in 1820. They remained there until 1980’s when Alecto Historical Editions collaborated with the British Museum in the enormous task of completing the publication of the engravings from the original 18th century copperplates. This first complete edition took nine years to produce and was limited to 100 sets to be sold to subscribers. Ref: Adams B. The Flowering of the Pacific, 1986; William Collins Pty Ltd. Ebes H. The Florilegium of Captain Cook’s First Visit to Australia 1768 -1771, 1988.
Banks Florilegium - New Zealand Section
Parts XX - XXVII, comprising 183 individually mounted copper plate engravings. 1st ed. Alecto Historical Editions in Association with the British Museum [Natural History] 1980-1990. Limited to 100 numbered sets, 457 x 305mms, watermarked handmade paper. Compilation of botanical information under direction of the British Museum, consisting of lists of plates to accompany each part and of the relevant botanical, geographical and historical facts [including names of artists and engravers]. Plates are generally very good, some very light foxing on a few, housed in original 8 dark green solander boxes with paper title labels, some scuff marks on boxes. The New Zealand section of Sir Joseph Bank’s Florilegium, [set number 60].
This extremely rare collection of coloured copper plate line engravings has been referred to as the finest botanical publication of the 20th century. Joining Cook’s first voyage round the world on board the Endeavour, Bank’s contingent which included Sydney Parkinson, and Daniel Carl Solander, collected and drew specimens of flora and fauna which were used to produce 183 copper plates. Images from these form the New Zealand section of the Florilegium. On returning from the voyage there were numerous delays in publication and Bank’s eventually bequeathed the collection of copperplates to the British Museum before he died in 1820. They remained there until 1980’s when Alecto Historical Editions collaborated with the British Museum in the enormous task of completing the publication of the engravings from the original 18th century copperplates. This first complete edition took nine years to produce and was limited to 100 sets to be sold to subscribers. Ref: Adams B. The Flowering of the Pacific, 1986; William Collins Pty Ltd. Ebes H. The Florilegium of Captain Cook’s First Visit to Australia 1768 -1771, 1988.
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