Bauer, Ferdinand L.  (1760 - 1826)

He and his brother Franz were probably two of the best of all botanical artists. Engaged by Banks to join Flinders' expedition to Australia 1801-1803 as botanical draughtsman, Bauer also made a large number of collections, including some from Norfolk Island, which was not visited by Brown. Some of these collections may have been attributed to Robert Brown subsequently, but many with Bauer as collector are to be found in W, with duplicates in B, HBG, K. Bauer remained in Australia until 1805.

Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS. [consult for source references]