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THE LIFE AND WORK OF JOHN BRADBY BLAKE.
- Source :
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Curtis's Botanical Magazine . Dec2017, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p231-250. 20p. 4 Color Photographs. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- John Bradby Blake (1745–1773) first visited Canton as a supercargo for the British East India Company in 1767/68. He returned as a resident supercargo in July 1769. Between then and his untimely death in 1773, in collaboration with one or more Chinese artists, he produced over 150 paintings of Chinese plants, many of which are illustrated in exquisite botanical detail. These paintings and the associated archives in the Oak Spring Garden Library at the Oak Spring Garden Foundation (OSGF) provide a detailed glimpse into an interesting life and a previously little known dimension of the social and scientific interactions between the British and Chinese in the late 18th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13554905
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Curtis's Botanical Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128312724
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12200