Banksia coccinea from Bauer's 1813 flora "Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae"

Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760 - 1826) was an Austrian botanical illustrator. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Binomial name Banksia coccinea R.Br Banksia coccinea, commonly known as the Scarlet Banksia, Waratah Banksia or Albany Banksia, is an erect shrub in the plant genus Banksia. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Banksia coccinea from Ferdinand Bauers 1813 flora Illustrationes Florae Novae Hollandiae A botanical illustrator is a person who paints, sketches or otherwise illustrates botanical subjects such as trees and flowers. ...

Bauer was the son of the official court painter to the prince of Liechtenstein Lucas Bauer, († 1761), and brother of the painters Josef Anton and Franz Bauer. He travelled to Australia with Matthew Flinders, after being recommended by Joseph Banks. When Flinders set sail for Britain, Bauer remained in Sydney and took part in expeditions in New South Wales and to Norfolk Island. On 15 August 2004, Hans Adam II formally delegated the power to make decisions in Liechtenstein to his son, Alois of Liechtenstein. ... Franz Andreas Bauer (Later Francis), an Austrian botanical illustrator was born March 14, 1758 in Feldsberg (now Valtice, Czech Republic) and died December 11, 1840 in Kew, England. ... Captain Matthew Flinders RN (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was one of the most accomplished navigators and cartographers of his age. ... Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, PRS (13 February 1743 – 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and science patron. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney. ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ...

This is a list of botanists by their author abbreviation, including that established by Brummitt & Powell (1992), designed for citation in the botanical names they have published. ... A botanical name is a formal name conforming to the ICBN. As with its zoological and bacterial equivalents it may also be called a scientific name. Botanical names may be in one part (genus and above), two parts (species) or three parts (below the rank of species). ...

External Links

• View more biographical information about and digitized titles by Ferdinand Bauer in Botanicus.org