Joseph Banks and the flora of Australian east coast - Travelling Exhibition
Joseph Banks and the flora of Australian east coast
Australian National Maritime Museum Travelling Exhibition
The engravings of Sydney Parkinson’s original drawings which recorded the coastal plants collected between Sydney and far north Queensland by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Daniel Carl Solander, on Captain James Cook’s first voyage round the world, 1768–1771.
Sydney Parkinson completed 1,300 sketches and watercolours of botanical specimens and landscape views during his voyage on the Endeavour. He died on the return leg to England.
Joseph Banks commissioned five artists to complete Parkinson’s watercolours and 18 engravers to cut copper printing plates to publish the illustrations in full colour. The publication never eventuated and Banks’ collection was transferred to the British Museum in 1827.
These engravings are from the Australian section of Banks’ Florilegium, a set of 743 images of botanic specimens of which 337 feature Australian plants. The engravings were reprinted from the original plates between 1980 and 1990 by Alecto Historical Editions and the British Museum of Natural History.
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Geelong Gallery 12 September–15 November 2009
Warrnambool Art Gallery 12 December 2009–20 February 2010
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery 27 February–11 April 2010
Western Plains Cultural Centre Late April–July 2010
Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery 6 August–19 September 2010
Gold Coast City Art Gallery 25 September–7 November 2010
Redcliffe Museum 8 December 10 – 27 February 2011
Source: Australian National Maritime Museum
Venue Details
- Venue
- Australian National Maritime Museum Travelling Exhibition
- Start Date
- Thursday 2nd of April 2009
- End Date
- Tuesday 31st of January 2012