The Australian botanical journals of Allan Cunningham : the later King expeditions February 1819-September 1822 / A.E. Orchard and T.A. Orchard.
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TextPublisher: Weston Creek, ACT : privately published by A.E. Orchard and T.A. Orchid, 2018Manufacturer: Fyshwyck : New Millenium Print. Copyright date: ©2018Description: iv, 431 pages : colour illustrations, facsimiles, photographs ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780994150547
- Cunningham, Allan, 1791-1839 -- Travel -- Australia
- Cunningham, Allan, 1791-1839 -- Journeys -- Australia
- Cunningham, Allan, 1791-1939 -- Journeys -- Australia
- Royal Gardens, Kew
- King's Garden (Kew, England)
- Botany -- Australia -- History
- Botanists -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Plant collecting -- Australia -- History
- Botanists -- Great Britain
- Australia -- Description and travel
- Australian
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | State Botanical Collection | RBG | 581.994 AUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | RBG00022011 |
Printed in Australia by New Millenium Print, Fyshwick - verso title page.
'This is the second in a series of books transcribing for the first time the full text of the botanical journals kept by the pioneering botanist Allan Cunningham in Australia and linking them to surviving plant specimens in London and Australian institutions ... Cunningham also discussed the geology, mineralogy and zoology of the country he encountered, contacts with various groups of native inhabitants, and encounters with other visitors to the coast, the Macassan trepangers.' - back cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 393) and index.
