Lysaght, Averil. Some Eighteenth Century Bird Paintings in the Library of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820). 1st. Ed. Pub. British Museum (Nat. Hist.). 1959
pp.[ii], 253-371 plus 3 b/w. plates. 4to. Nr. fine softback. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Historical Series Vol.3 No.4.
An account of a number of bird paintings made for Sir Joseph Banks by various naturalists and artists in the late 18th Century, particularly those connected with the voyages of Captain Cook.
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