latest 'Treasure of the Month': John White’s Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales was published in 1790, and represents one of the earliest and most important first-hand accounts of Australian colonial history.



https://t.co/s7DZYbmhbA

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Natural history served as a subject for art and crafts for mid-seventeenth century French ladies. Isabelle Charmantier, Head of Collections , finds playful traces of three young French girls in a rare book.

https://t.co/FvFy4PhU2Z

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Mark Spencer , Botany Curator: W. Keble Martin's Concise British Flora. It’s a beautifully illustrated and accessible work that helped me learn my first wild plant names and get into the world of botany. 3/

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