{"product_id":"the-artist-explorers-john-fairley-9781399047111","title":"The Artist Explorers: Painting the New World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis is a visually stunning superb collection of artwork depicting British explorers and their journeys over the centuries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was in large part the lure of riches, such as spices and gold, and the promise of fertile land which tempted the British and other Europeans to venture out to unknown lands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese intrepid explorers, who devoted and often lost their lives on journeys of discovery, were frequently accompanied by artists. At the time there was no other way of pictorially recording their exploits and experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Cook and his botanist Joseph Banks had artists Alexander Buchan and Sydney Parkinson on board for their initial voyage to the South Seas. Buchan's first pictures were of the natives of Tierra del Fuego as the Endeavour rounded Cape Horn but tragically within a month he died, apparently of epilepsy. Thomas Baines traveled with Livingstone while Charles Heaphy in New Zealand and the Governor's wife in India were amongst many others who produced drawings and paintings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe many fine works in this book fashioned the British public's image of their countrymen's discoveries and, later, of the lives of those who remained in these faraway places. Right up to the start of the 20th century their publication in the illustrated papers of the day became the core of popular appreciation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Fairley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399047116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399047111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword Discovery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.20h x 8.40w x 0.90d","brand":"John Fairley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44829771202815,"sku":"9781399047111","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b209f1f-a1d6-4f4c-a77d-b395725da4c6.jpg?v=1708451601","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-artist-explorers-john-fairley-9781399047111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}