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The library at the end of the world : natural science and its illustrators / edited by Anita Hansen and Margaret Davies

by Margaret Davies, Anita Hansen

Featuring artworks selected from the rare books collection of The Royal Society of Tasmania Library, this volume explores the science behind these historic publications and profiles the artists who created the illustrations.

Accession 11896 ISBN 9780992516215 Publisher Royal Society of Tasmania
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