Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Empire's Nature: Mark Catesby's New World Vision (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)
Amy R.w. Meyers
€ 64.93
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Empire's Nature: Mark Catesby's New World Vision (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection considers Mark Catesby's endeavours as a naturalist-artist, scientific explorer, experimental horticulturist, ornamental gardener, and early environmental thinker in terms of the interests held by the various, overlapping communities in which he functioned. Editor(s): Meyers, Amy R. W.; Pritchard, Margaret Beck. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 16 colour and 43 b&w illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 572.
Completed in 1747, Mark Catesby's ""Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands"" was a major illustrated publication on the flora and fauna of Britain's American colonies. Together with his ""Hortus Britanno-Americanus"", which detailed plant species that might be transplanted successfully to British soil. Catesby's ""Natural History"" exerted an impotant influence on the development of art, natural history, and scientific observation in the 18th century. Inspired by a major travelling exhibition of Catesby's watercolour drawings from the Royal Library, this interdisciplinary collection considers Mark Catesby's endeavours as a naturalist-artist, scientific explorer, experimental horticulturist, ornamental gardener, and early environmental thinker ... Read more
Completed in 1747, Mark Catesby's ""Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands"" was a major illustrated publication on the flora and fauna of Britain's American colonies. Together with his ""Hortus Britanno-Americanus"", which detailed plant species that might be transplanted successfully to British soil. Catesby's ""Natural History"" exerted an impotant influence on the development of art, natural history, and scientific observation in the 18th century. Inspired by a major travelling exhibition of Catesby's watercolour drawings from the Royal Library, this interdisciplinary collection considers Mark Catesby's endeavours as a naturalist-artist, scientific explorer, experimental horticulturist, ornamental gardener, and early environmental thinker ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
Series
Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807847626
SKU
V9780807847626
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Amy R.w. Meyers
Amy R. W. Meyers is curator of American art at The Henry E. Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California.|Margaret Beck Pritchard is curator of prints, maps, and wallpaper at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in Virginia.
Reviews for Empire's Nature: Mark Catesby's New World Vision (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)