About “A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland”
A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland was the first published book on the flora of Australia. Written by James Edward Smith and illustrated by James Sowerby, it was published in four parts between 1793 and 1795. The book contains 16 color plates of botanical paintings by Sowerby, mostly based on sketches by John White, along with about 40 pages of text. It was intended as the first volume in a series but no additional volumes were released. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1793
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