Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, FRS (24 February [O.S. 13 February] 1743 – 19 June 1820 [1]) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. [2] Banks made his …

Jul 1, 2020 · As a young man Joseph Banks (he was knighted at the age of thirty-eight on 23 March 1781) undertook three voyages of scientific discovery. With his first, to Newfoundland …

Apr 30, 2018 · In 1772 Joseph Banks, a wealthy 29-year-old landowner and one of the early naturalist explorers, led the first British scientific expedition to Iceland, then a dependency of …

Apr 22, 2023 · Soon after his return home, Banks started planning his next trip on the Resolution, this time intending to bring a 16-man entourage. But his requests for ship upgrades proved so …

James Cook’s first voyage circumnavigated the globe in the ship Endeavour, giving the botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander the opportunity to collect plants from previously …

Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks ... during Captain Cook's first voyage in H.M.S. Endeavour in 1768-71 to Terra del Fuego, Otahite, New Zealand, Australia, the Dutch East …

The journal kept by the then 25-year-old Joseph Banks on board HMS Endeavour is one of the Library's most significant manuscripts. It records the first Pacific voyage of Captain James …

Explore the adventures of Sir Joseph Banks in Iceland, the island's first notable tourist. Discover how his 1772 journey influenced Iceland's tourism and almost changed its political landscape.

Apr 28, 2020 · Sir Joseph Banks is justly celebrated as a "naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences." His role as an expedition scientist on Captain Cook's first voyage set a …

Apr 27, 2020 · Sir Joseph Banks is justly celebrated as a “naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences.” His role as an expedition scientist on Captain Cook’s first voyage set a …