The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks: The Australian Journey edited by Paul Brunton

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Interior and binding are still excellent.

Born in London in 1743, Joseph Banks was twenty-five years old when he joined the Endeavour on its voyage to record the transit of Venus. This voyage was to become one of the world's most influential voyages of scientific discovery.

A Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society, Joseph Banks was a keen and experienced botanist and observer. The journal he kept on the Endeavour, the Australian section of which is published in this book, is preserved in the Mitchell Library in Sydney.

Illustrated with original paintings, sketches and charts, The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks is an intricate and lively account of this momentous voyage along Australia's east coast. (back cover)