Finding her place
Subtitle: Jeanne Baret : the woman behind the naturalist
By: created by Rhiannon Alpers
Contributors: Gazelle & Goat Press
Publisher: Gazelle and Goat Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: San Francisco, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 36
Subjects: Women life scientists; Biography; Naturalism in art; Artists' books; Specimens
Other titles: Jeanne Baret : the woman behind the naturalist
Description: "This limited edition artist book traces the expedition of the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, through the lens of the botanical discoveries she made along the ship's journey. Jeanne Baret was not able to document the expedition herself, due to the forbidden nature of her passage on this journey, but her legacy has inspired many, and spurred the creation of this book."--Colophon
Notes: Edition of 40, signed and numbered by the book artist

Accordion binding of eight gatherings, each in a bifolium printed with a map of the relevant region. the second through seventh consist of a double-width leaf (45 cm, with text and laser-cut plant outline) folded forward over a translucent leaf (with notes and a plant illustration). The first gathering consists of five leaves and one folded leaf (22 x 61 cm); the last gathering is two leaves, containing the colophon and a plastic envelope with a botanical sample.

"Removable magnetic spine binding opens completely back-to-back, with digitally produced specimen chart hidden within. Hahnemuhle Bugra Fawn folio maps letterpress printed from polymer plates, adapted from French expedition maps from the published logs 'Voyage Autour du Monde par la Frégate du rio la Boudeuse et la Fluté L'Etoile,' with thanks to the Internet Archive for their digital copy of the book. Crane's Lettra Ecru 90lb specimen folios letterpress printed from linoleum blocks and polymer plates. Plant outlines laser cut and secured with Japanese tissue. Laser cut specimens were adapted from the original plant specimens collected by Commerson and Baret on the expedition, archived in the Museum of Natural History in Paris. Interleaved vellum sheets with macro photography by the artist laser printed on Neenah UV Ultra II. Spine bound with Gmund Bier Paper Accordion (made with brewer's spent grain)."--Colophon

Letterpress printed

Chart hidden under the spine (mentioned in the colophon) replaced with a solid color paper because of wear and tear--Communication from the book artist.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Rio de la Plata, Uruguay; title: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; title: Strait of Magellan, Chile; title: Coast of Streams, Australia; title: Isles of Java, Indonesia; title: Mauritius, Madagascar