The Flowering of the Pacific: Banks Florilegium

Location:Pacific
Subject:History; botany; Cook voyages
Length:59 minutes
Format:1/2-inch VHS
Hue:Color
Year Released:1986
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Producer:Facets; ABC (Australia), RM Arts Munich, and TVNZ
Distributor:Rank
Library Code:UHM AV/C VIDEOTAPE 840
Description:Traces the career of Joseph Banks, the botanist who accompanied Captain James Cook on his first voyage around the world, with special emphasis on the compilation of his florilegium. Also discusses the restoration of the copper plates used to print the florilegium and the printing process.
Record No:643
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