Planting the World: Joseph Banks and His Collectors

A global history of botany and plant collecting in 18th century based on original research in many languages. Botany was both the darling and powerhouse of the Enlightenment. As European ships began to venture across the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans, discovery bloomed. Bounties of new plants were brought back, and their arrival transformed Europe's science, industry, diet and fashion - not to mention private gardens. Joseph Banks led this charge. As botanist for Cook's great voyage to the