Book Description
Voyage of Discovery is a mesmerising visual record of some of the most significant and beautiful discoveries in the history of natural science explorations.
Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries document advances and watersheds in the field of natural science. The stories behind these images - of explorers, naturalists, and artists and photographers - entwine in a fascinating study of human achievement and natural wonder.
Hand-picked from the vast Library of The Natural History Museum in London, the illustrations and artworks contained here from a rare collection, most of which has never been in the public eye.
Highlights include Sir Hans Sloane's voyage to Jamaica in 1687 collecting and recording still-preserved plant specimens, cocoa among them; Maria Sybilla Merian's personal sojourn to Surinam in 1699 to record brilliant butterflies and bizarre insects; Darwin's fateful trip to the Galapagos cataloguing finches and fossils; William Bartrams's fanciful yet detailed documentation of North American wildlife; and Matthew Flinders' mapping of Australia, accompanied by perhaps the greatest of all the natural science artists, Ferdinand Bauer.
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Synopsis
A visual record of some of the most significant and beautiful discoveries in the history of natural science exploration. Handpicked from the vast archives of the Natural History Museum in London, these are the stories and images of explorers, naturalists, artists and photographers the world over.
