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Voyages of Discovery: A Visual Celebration of Ten of the Greatest Natural History Expeditions
by
Tony Rice
"A rare and beautiful selection of works handpicked from the vast archives of London's Natural History Museum."
""The book's greatest contribution is to showcase the work of the artists who, usually under very difficult circumstances, so brilliantly served science and opened Western eyes to new worlds."" - School Library Journal (on the original edition)
Voyages of Discovery...more
""The book's greatest contribution is to showcase the work of the artists who, usually under very difficult circumstances, so brilliantly served science and opened Western eyes to new worlds."" - School Library Journal (on the original edition)
Voyages of Discovery...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
September 12th 2008
by Firefly Books
(first published January 2002)
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It's a visual celebration!
Before I read this, I never really thought much about people cataloging new species when they ventured to the "New World". Very interesting, and the pictures are great...what the scientists and artist accomplished, especially before modern classification systems, is remarkable.
Before I read this, I never really thought much about people cataloging new species when they ventured to the "New World". Very interesting, and the pictures are great...what the scientists and artist accomplished, especially before modern classification systems, is remarkable.
Science illustrations are one of my favorite parts of studying the history of science. This book is a beautifully assembled collection of some of the greatest hits of natural history.
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