Banks' Florilegium Plate 286 Banksia Dentata
Part XIII - Australia. One of a set of 738 botanical prints produced from original drawings made by Sydney Parkinson on the first voyage of Captain Cook (1768-1771). Parkinson made sketches of hundreds of specimens collected by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander on the voyage, which were to be turned into completed watercolours on their return. This specimen was found at Endeavour River , Australia. Following Parkinson's death on the return voyage, the watercolour was completed by James Miller in 1773 and engraved by Daniel MacKenzie, under the patronage of Banks, but never published. These passed to the Natural History Museum on Banks' death and were eventually published by them in the 1980s (in association with Alecto Publishing) in full colour, using the original engraving plates. This set is Number 95 of a limited edition of 100. Each print is inscribed with specimen name, finding location, artists names and date.
Object Details
ID: | ZBA6210 |
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Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Miller, James; MacKenzie, Daniel Natural History Museum Editions Alecto Parkinson, Sydney |
Date made: | 1980-1991 |
Exhibition: | The Art and Science of Exploration, 1768-80 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Mount: 734 mm x 570 mm |