Lot 11 · Fine Books & Manuscripts Including Americana
banks' florilegium: a publication in thirty-four parts of seven hundred and thirty-eight copperplate engravings of plants collected on captain james cook's first voyage around the world. london: alecto historical editions and the british museum [natural history], 1980-1990.
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$25,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Books & Manuscripts Including Americana, New York · 14 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 35 boxes [including Supplement], broadsheet folio (785 x 606 mm)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4433509
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Joseph Banks, banks' florilegium: a publication in thirty-four parts of seven hundred and thirty-eight copperplate engravings of plants collected on captain james cook's first voyage around the world. london: alecto historical editions and the british museum [natural history], 1980-1990. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2015, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4433509.
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Joseph Banks, banks' florilegium: a publication in thirty-four parts of seven hundred and thirty-eight copperplate engravings of plants collected on captain james cook's first voyage around the world. london: alecto historical editions and the british museum [natural history], 1980-1990. Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2015, lot 11. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4433509.
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