A monumental work of over 5,500 pages dedicated to the seventeen apostles of the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) who ‘travelled across land and sea on their own or as members of expeditions, covering every continent between the years 1745 and 1799.’ They included Daniel Solander who was on Cook’s first expedition with Sir Joseph Banks and became his secretary and close associate.
1. Introduction; 2. Europe, Arctic & Asia (2 books); 3. Europe, North & South America (3 books); 4. Europe, Middle East, North East & West Africa; 5. Southern Africa, Oceania, Antarctica & South America; 6. Europe, Southern Africa, East-, Southern- & Southeast Asia; 7. Europe, Southern Africa, Oceania, South America, East-, Southern & Southeast Asia; 8. Encyclopaedia.
Professor Roy Bridges (President of The Hakluyt Society 2002-8) was a subscriber to the set (another was Sir David Attenborough). One of the cards to him from Lars Hansen explains, ‘For all your recent help to IK, we have decided to upgrade your order to the Limited Edition for the same price as the standard edition.’