36 J. H. MAIDEN. 



The excellent illustrations are from contemporary copper- 

 plates engraved from drawings executed by (a) Frederick 

 Polydore Nodder, " Botanic painter to Queen Caroline " 

 whose drawings date from 1777 - 1783 ; 173 drawings are 

 from his pencil, (b) John Oleveley's drawings date from 

 1773-1775, and he is represented by 18 in the present 

 work, (c) James Miller's drawings date from 1773 - 1775 

 and there are 47 of them, (d) John Frederick Miller's 

 drawings were also executed from 1773-1775 and are 61 

 in number. 



Useful notes are given of the engravers D. Mackenzie 

 ("who probably did most of the work") and G. Sibelius. 

 Information is given in regard to Mackenzie's other 

 botanical work. But few of the plates are marked by the 

 engraver's name. The value of the work is enhanced by 

 the fact that it includes representations of many plants 

 which have not been[hitherto figured, so far as I am aware. 



Mr. Britten gives for each plate a Latin description of 

 each plant depicted (this is the work of Solander) also notes 

 on the localities whence the specimens were obtained, and 

 critical notes. We are informed that descriptions of other 

 plants by Solander are extant, but only those are printed 

 of which there are plates. 



The work contains a reduction of Captain Cook's original 

 chart of East Australian coast-line (1770), from originals 

 in the British Museum. This is in a North Sheet and South 

 Sheet. Also a chart of the coast-line of East Australia, as 

 determined by recent surveys to 1890 (inserted for com- 

 parison with Cook's coast-line). Also a chart of New 

 Zealand, explored in 17G9 and 1770 by Lieutenant J. Cook, 

 Commander of His Majesty's Bark " Endeavour," engraved 

 by J. Bayly. These maps, which render reference to the 

 localities whence Banks and Solander collected exceedingly 



