June 12–August 30, 2009
Maximus Art Gallery

Breadfruit engraving from Cook's Voyage Round the World Volume II, 1768-1770

Learn about the history of plants whose discovery and cultivation changed the economic fortunes of Europe. In a time when intrepid plant hunters traveled to inhospitable climates risking piracy and shipwreck to collect exotic seeds and specimens, new and valuable plants could mean profits for a rapidly expanding empire. Exhibition entrance included with Museum general admission.