Joseph Banks b. 1748

Also known as Sir Sir Banks
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Drawings completed on Lieutenant James Cook's voyage to the antipodes from 1768 to 1771 were originally attributed to Joseph Banks but recent scholarship now asserts that his Tahitian guide may have been the artist.
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Name
Joseph Banks
Also known as Sir Sir Banks
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Naturalist (ANZSIC code: 6910) -
Birth date
1748
Death date
1820
Active Period
  • 1768 - 1771
Arrival
  • c.1768 (HMS Endeavour)
Residence
  • 1768 - 1771 aboard HMS Endeavour
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • DAA with additions

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References [<ExternalResource: Carter, H.B. (1988), 'Sir Joseph Banks', London, England.>, <ExternalResource: Joppien, R. and Smith, B. (1985), 'The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages, vol. 1: The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771', Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: British Library Drawings, Add. manuscript 15508, ff.14, 15.>]