"Until now this work, primarily available only in rare, highly expensive private or limited editions, has remained largely unknown. This beautifully illustrated

A biography of one of the pioneers of botanical and natural history art showcases Bauer's drawings made on a historic 1801 voyage to Australia. His attention to

Ferdinand Bauer is seen by many as the greatest natural history painter of all time. Hand-picked by Joseph Banks, in 1801-1805 Bauer accompanied Matthew Flinder