Ioseph Banks Bar.t. Praesident der Königl. Societaet der Wissenschaften zu London.
Conrad Westermayr fecit. [German, n.d. c.1810.] Stipple. Sheet 180 x 100mm (7 x 4"). Trimmed to plate on three sides, into plate on left. Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820) the English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences holding a map of Africa. As the leading founder of the African Association, Banks was a patron of Mungo Park's expeditions to find the path of the Niger River. From "Allgemeine Geographische Ephemeriden". Kivell & Spence: pg.17.
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