Planting the World

This engaging history explores how Joseph Banks and the era of global plant collecting transformed the Earth through groundbreaking discoveries in botany, centered at Kew Gardens. Focusing on Banks’s influential expeditions and the wider scientific efforts of the eighteenth century, the book vividly illustrates how these explorations impacted many aspects of European life, from industry to fashion. Drawing on extensive original sources, the narrative highlights the profound global influence of these pioneering botanists and their ventures.