Voyages of Discovery

Large quarto hardcover; brown boards with black spine titling and embossed upper board decoration, yellow endpapers; 335pp., colour and monochrome plates and illustrations. Minor wear; very faint spotting to upper text block edges. Otherwise near fine in like dustwrapper with faded spine now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. "Voyages of Discovery" is a mesmerising visual record of some of the most significant, and beautiful, discoveries in the history of natural science exploration. Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries, document advances and watersheds in the field of natural science. The stories behind these images - of explorers, naturalists, artists and photographers - entwine in a fascinating study of human achievement and natural wonder. Handpicked from the vast Library of the Natural History Museum in London, the illustrations contained here form a rare collection, most of which has never been seen in the public eye.…