The Botanical Adventures of Joseph Banks

First book dedicated to the botanical life of Sir Joseph Banks

An entertaining, brief history of the invaluable contribution of Banks to the world of botany, told through objects from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Published to coincide with the bicentenary of Banks’s death, 19 June 1820

Banks was involved in many of our most famous historical adventures – including Cooks’ Endeavour and Bligh’s Bounty

Beautifully illustrated throughout with botanical art, colour photographs and engravings from Kew’s collections