Botanical Revelation : european encounters with Australian plants before darwin / David Mabberley (a...
Botanical Revelation : european encounters with Australian plants before darwin / David Mabberley (a...
Botanical Revelation : european encounters with Australian plants before darwin / David Mabberley (author).
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press LTD, 2019.
Call Numbers
HQ 2020/0012 , GQ 2020/0119 , GQ 2019/0903
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 372 pages : colour illustrations, portraits (chiefly colour) ; 31 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney, NSW : UNSW Press LTD, 2019.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
In Botanical revelation, David Mabberley provides the first in-depth analysis of European understanding of Australia's flora before he arrival of Charles Darwin in 1836. Combining science, horticulture, art and economics, this illustrated book -- with many never-before-published images -- reveals the motives and complex networks that led to an inte...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Botanical Revelation : european encounters with Australian plants before darwin / David Mabberley (author).
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed 2020.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
HQ 2020/0012 , GQ 2020/0119 , GQ 2019/0903
Record Identifier
74VKawKopO7O
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKawKopO7O
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781742236476 paperback
1742236472
DDC
581.994
MMS ID
991024282317802626
