Ferdinand Bauer was the best. His paintbrush captured the first koala, and
his platypus was brilliant, even if no one believed it. And his cycad reveals
nothing of how sick the artist got from eating its poisonous nuts. In
Ferdinand Bauer: The Nature of Discovery, David Mabberley sketches what
little is known of the manlabelled the Leonardo of natural history. The pictures
say much more. Fabulous. Published by Merrell, £29.95, ISBN
1858940877.
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