Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook.
ISBN: | 9781851968398 |
Publication date: | 1st July 2012 |
Author: | Joseph Banks, Neil Chambers |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 400 pages |
Series: | The Pickering Masters |
Genres: |
Literature: history and criticism |