Sujet

Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Artist: Thomas Philips

Légende

Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Banks travelled to Newfoundland in 1766 on an expedition to collect plants. Between 1768 and 1771 he made a round the world voyage alongside Captain James Cook on the ship, The Endeavour. He also travelled to the Hebrides and Iceland. In 1778 he became president of the Royal Society, a post he kept for 41 years. He established the African Association, and played an important part in the foundation of the colony of New South Wales, Australia.
Oxford Science Archive

Date

1800

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM19B63_116

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

18,0Mo (3,5Mo) / 18,8cm x 24,0cm / 2219 x 2833 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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