Ferdinand Bauer by David Mabberley

Ferdinand Bauer by David Mabberley

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Naturalist aboard the 'Investigator' expedition in 1801 that documented still undiscovered flora and fauna of Australia.

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Ferdinand Bauer by David Mabberley

Many of the scientifically accurate and artistically beautiful illustrations of fauna and flora by Ferdinand Bauer have lain unseen in the Natural History Museum of London. Now these works of art are reproduced in this unique monograph of the artist'
David J Mabberley AM is a British-born Australian botanist, educator and writer. He was consecutively Director of the University of Washington Botanic Gardens; Keeper of the Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and Executive Director of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney. He is now an Emeritus Fellow, Wadham College, University of Oxford; Professor Extraordinary, University of Leiden; and Adjunct Professor, Macquarie University, Sydney. Among his varied academic interests are the taxonomy of tropical trees and the history of science. Internationally, he is perhaps best known as author of the award-winning Mabberley's Plant-book: A Portable Dictionary of Plants, Their Classification and Uses, now in its fourth edition. This is his twentieth book.
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ISBN 13 9781858940878
ISBN 10 1858940877
Title Ferdinand Bauer
Author David Mabberley
Series Natural History Museum S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Merrell Publishers Ltd
Year published 1999-11-01
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.