Expeditions and Endeavours
Expeditions and Endeavours by Andrea Hart, published by the Natural History Museum in 2018, presents a collection of artworks that showcases a diverse array of illustrations from the Library of the Natural History Museum. This edition features 111 pages filled with previously unpublished images that highlight significant journeys in the observation and documentation of the natural world, including Captain Cook’s voyages and the expeditions of Robert Falcon Scott.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of art that captures seminal voyages and the contributions of various naturalist-explorers. The book includes stunning illustrations from figures such as William Bartram and John Abbot, as well as the vibrant sketchbooks of Olivia Tonge from her travels to India. Additionally, it features the notebooks of Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Russel Wallace, who explored the Amazon, providing insight into the intersection of art, science, and natural history.
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This collection brings together a rich cross section of artworks from the Library of the Natural History Museum–including many previously unpublished images–each of which illuminate an incredible journey in the pursuit of observing and documenting the natural world. Seminal voyages represented include all three of Captain Cook’s voyages to the Pacific–the first being on HMS Endeavour, Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery and Terra Nova expeditions to Antarctica, and the Challenger expedition which changed the nature of oceanographic and marine exploration. There are also many stunning illustrations from lone naturalist-explorers such as William Bartram and John Abbot, and Paul Hermann who captured the natural history of Sri Lanka, the colorful sketchbooks from Olivia Tonge’s travels to India, and the notebooks of Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Russel Wallace while exploring the Amazon.
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