Frontispiece to Bankes's New System of Geography

Frontispiece to Bankes’s New System of Geography (1787-1790). Designed by H. Ramberg, engraved by J. Neagle, ornamented by W. Grainger. The text reads: “NEPTUNE raising CAPT COOK up to immortality, a GENIUS crowning him with a Wreath of Oak, and FAME introducing him to History. In the Front Ground are the FOUR QUARTERS of the WORLD presenting to BRITANNIA their various stores.”

班克斯新地理学体系卷首插图。H·Ramberg 设计，J·Neagle 雕刻，W·Graiger 修饰。1787 – 1790。钢雕版印刷。状况优。