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Empire's Plant Hunter: The Lost World of Joseph Banks Series

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This title is a part of the series The Lost World of Joseph Banks Series


Catalogue Number:  555018
Producer:  Pilot Productions
Producers:  Cross, Ian
Directors:  Cross, Ian
Producing Agencies:  Pilot Film and TV Productions
Subject:  Canadian World Studies, Documentary, History, Science, Social Sciences, Social Studies, World History
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  United Kingdom
Copyright Year:  2016
Running Time:  24:45


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Episode 3, "Empire's Plant Hunter" follows Banks and his companions on their botanical journey of exploration of the eastern coast of Australia, the disastrous loss of life on board the Endeavour in the East Indies and Banks' return to London in 1771, which made him a celebrity.

Botanist Joseph Banks accompanied Captain Cook on his voyages and helped establish the Kew Gardens as a botanical centre in London. He played a pivotal role in the founding of Australia first as a convict settlement and then as a British colony.

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