Sir Joseph Banks
Subtitle: 18th century explorer, botanist, and entrepreneur
By: Charles Lyte.
Publisher: David & Charles
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Newton Abbot, Devon; North Pomfret, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820; Botany -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Botanists -- Great Britain -- Biography; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography
Description: First botanist to make comprehensive collection of flora and fauna in Newfoundland and Labrador. Also sailed round the world with Captain Cook and travelled extensively in Iceland and Great Britain.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [245]
Includes index.