Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820

Editor Neil Chambers is Research Curator of the Banks Archive Project at the Natural History Museum, London

'An indispensable resource' Rare Book Review 'This magnificent collection of more than 2,200 letters will restore Banks to his rightful position as one of the most influential men of the Enlightenment.' The Guardian 'Accessible and attractive ... illuminating volumes' Isis 'These six volumes offer entertaining reading as well as a rich resource for future scholarship.' Medical History 'Chambers's collections of Banks's letters not only provide an invaluable scholarly resource, but give a wonderful flavour of the world that produced Banks, and which he then proceeded to shape.' Times Literary Supplement

• volume 1 General Introduction , Letters 1765–1782, volume 2 Letters 1782–1784, The Middle Period, 1785–1799, volume 3 Letters 1785–1790, volume 4 Letters 1790–1799, The Late Period, 1800–1820, volume 5 Letters 1800–1809, volume 6 Letters 1809–1820, Calendar of Correspodence, Index