Neil Chambers

The Indian and Pacific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1768-1820, Volume 8 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Following his participation in James Cook's circumnavigation in HMS Endeavour (1768-71), Joseph Banks developed an extensive global network of scientists and explorers. His correspondence shows how he developed effective working links with the British Admiralty and with the generation of naval officers who sailed after Cook.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000560763
• Artikelnr.: 62927633

Inhaltsangabe

1768-71 * Banks's involvement in the published accounts of Cook's voyages,
1771-1784 * Banks's proposals for a settlement on the east coast of
Australia, 1779-1785 * Banks's advice regarding the mounting of the 'First
Fleet' under Captain Arthur Phillip RN to found a colony at Sydney Cove,
1788, and his support for New South Wales up to 1820 * Banks's supervision
of the two breadfruit voyages of William Bligh RN, 1787-93 * The East India
Company, 1779-1820 * African and Indian Affairs, 1786-1820 * Banks's
involvement in early fur-trading ventures to the northwest coast of America
and Captain George Vancouver's survey voyage of 1791-94 * Banks's
assistance in the mounting of the Macartney Embassy to China, 1792-4 *
Banks's encouragement and guidance in the coastal surveys of Australia,
notably those by Captain Matthew Flinders RN, 1795-1800 * Banks's plans for
the epic voyage of HMS Investigator and the scientific party that he
selected to sail on it, 1800-1805 * Banks's organization of the collectors
and observers that were regularly dispatched on naval missions sent to the
Pacific. His sorting, distribution and management of the collections made
on the voyages and missions that were mounted, and his support of the
publication of the accounts of these missions afterwards up to 1820