English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences (1743-1820)

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Public follies and deceptions in England in 1774. Etching by G. Terry, 1774.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by Wagstaff after T. Phillips.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by J. Thomson, 1820.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by Ridley, 1802, after J. Russell, 1788.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by K. Mackenzie, 1802.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon, 1810, after W. Evans after Sir T. Lawrence.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by T. Woolnoth, 1823, after Sir T. Lawrence.

Sir Joseph Banks. Lithograph by S. Cousins after H. Corbould after F. Chantrey.

Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Charles Solander. Line engraving, 1778.

Sir Joseph Banks. Line engraving.

Sir Joseph Banks. Stipple engraving by C.A. d'Hardiviller, 1835.

Sir Joseph Banks chasing the butterfly called the Emperor of Morocco. Etching attributed to T. Rowlandson, 1788.

A catalogue and historical account of the Banks shell collection / by Guy L. Wilkins.

Sir Joseph Banks. Mezzotint by S. W. Reynolds, 1834, after Sir J. Reynolds.

The Banks letters : a calendar of the manuscript correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, preserved in the British Museum, the British Museum (Natural History) and other collections in Great Britain / edited by Warren R. Dawson.

Sir Joseph Banks, K.B., P.R.S. : the autocrat of the philosophers / [Hector Charles Cameron].

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavor Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughstman to Sir Joseph Banks, bart. in his expedition with Dr. Solander round the world ... To which is now added, remarks on the preface / by the late John Fothergill ... and an appendix, containing an account of the voyages of Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, Monsieur Bougainville, Captain Cook, and Captain Clerke.

An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart / By John Hawkesworth ... Illustrated with cuts and charts, relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.

De generis humani varietate nativa / Auctore, Io. Frid. Blumenbach.

Daniel Charles Solander. Line engraving, 1784.

An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavor, drawn up from the journals kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq / By John Hawkesworth ... ; illustrated with cuts and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered or hitherto but imperfectly known.

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavour / Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughtsman to Joseph Banks, Esq. on his late expedition, with Dr. Solander, round the world.

A short system of comparative anatomy / translated from the German of J. F. Blumenbach ... by William Lawrence ... with numerous additional notes and an introductory view on the classification of animals, by the translator.

Letters on Iceland: containing observations on the natural history of the country, antiquities, manners and customs of the inhabitants, &c. &c. Made, during a voyage undertaken in the year 1772, by Sir Joseph Banks, P.R.S. assisted by Dr. Solander, F.R.S. Dr. J. Lind, F.R.S. and several other literary and ingenious gentlemen / written by Uno von Troil ; with notes and additions by the translator. The whole revised and corrected by E. Mendes da Costa.

Letters on Iceland: containing observations on the civil, literary, ecclesiastical, and natural history; antiquities, volcanos, basaltes, hot springs; customs, dress, manners of the inhabitants, &c. &c / Made, during a voyage undertaken in the year 1772, by Joseph Banks, assisted by Dr. Solander, Dr. J. Lind, Dr. Uno von Troil, and several other literary and ingenious gentlemen. Written by Uno von Troil. To which are added the letters of Dr. Ihre and Dr. Bach [i.e. Bäck] to the author, concerning the Edda and the elephantiasis of Iceland: also Professor Bergman's curious observations and chemical examination of the lava and other substances produced on the island. With a new map of the island, and a represtation of the remarkable boiling fountain called by the inhabitants geyser.

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A catalogue and historical account of the Banks shell collection / by Guy L. Wilkins.

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavour / Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughtsman to Joseph Banks, Esq. on his late expedition, with Dr. Solander, round the world.

A short system of comparative anatomy / translated from the German of J. F. Blumenbach ... by William Lawrence ... with numerous additional notes and an introductory view on the classification of animals, by the translator.

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Joseph Banks

Images from the collections

Images by Joseph Banks

Images featuring Joseph Banks

Works from the collections

A catalogue and historical account of the Banks shell collection / by Guy L. Wilkins.

A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavour / Faithfully transcribed from the papers of the late Sydney Parkinson. Draughtsman to Joseph Banks, Esq. on his late expedition, with Dr. Solander, round the world.

A short system of comparative anatomy / translated from the German of J. F. Blumenbach ... by William Lawrence ... with numerous additional notes and an introductory view on the classification of animals, by the translator.

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