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Parkinson kept a journal on board the ship until shortly before his death in January 1771. While the fair copy of the journal was lost and never found, Stanfield Parkinson obtained some of his brother's papers from Banks in 1773, and decided to publish them earlier than
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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
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Portrait of Otegoowgoow, son of a chief of the Bay of Islands. He has a comb in his hair, an ornament of green stone in his ear, and another of a fish's tooth round his neck. Drawing by Parkinson 1769 above, 1773 engraving
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The Society of artists of Great Britain, 1760-1791; the Free society of artists, 1761-1783 ; a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from the foundation of the societies to 1791
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a Hammersmith nurseryman for whom he had made illustrations. In his will Parkinson left "whatever utensils that are useful in painting or drawing to Mr. Lee’s daughter, my scholar."
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of his work was finally published in 1988 by Alecto Historical Editions in 35 volumes and has since been digitized by the Natural History Museum in London.
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was another member. Parkinson's father died in 1749, leaving the family in financial difficulties. Parkinson became apprentice of a
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on the voyage. He had to work in difficult conditions, living and working in a small cabin surrounded by hundreds of specimens. In
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artist. He was the first European artist to visit Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti. Parkinson was the first
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Enlarging the prospects of happiness: European travel writing through the ages. Online exhibition
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The Art of Botanical Illustration: A history of classic illustrators and their achievements
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Joseph Banks in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1766: his diary, manuscripts and collections;
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exhibitions. Parkinson began to give drawing lessons, and the Scottish nurseryman
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in 1767. Through Banks, Parkinson also established contact with the zoologist
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A journal of a voyage to the South Seas, in His Majesty's ship, the Endeavour
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The Journals of Captain James Cook: The Voyage of the Endeavour, 1768–1771
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Parkinson is commemorated in the common and scientific name of the
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The following are some examples of Parkinson's artistic work:
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Before his travels, Parkinson had taught illustration to
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Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist
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European and American voyages of scientific exploration
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contracted at Princes' Island off the western end of
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Sydney Parkinson: Artist of Cook's Endeavour Voyage
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Canberra: National Centre of Biography, 793: 38: 922: 916: 865: 794:Nadaf, Altafhusain; Zanan, Rahul (2013). 766:"Sydney Parkinson, botanical draughtsman" 603: 459:List of Australian botanical illustrators 1041: 789: 787: 692: 269: 195: 141: 1235: 1214: 1149: 998:"Australia - 90c stamp of 1986 (#7300)" 820: 728: 716: 668: 627: 574: 336:A Journal of a Voyage to the South Seas 184:, who taught drawing and design at the 1363: 1170: 898:"Ann Lee and Parkinson's paintbrushes" 680: 1018: 890: 784: 559: 1135:. British Museum (Natural History). 1128: 1116:. London: Adam & Charles Black. 740: 704: 651: 639: 1305:Parkinson's posthumously published 1280: 1153:Birds : the art of ornithology 1042:Anderson, A. W. (16 January 1954). 1029:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 873:"Anne Lee (London 1753-circa 1790)" 591: 13: 1339: 1242:Captain Cook and the South Pacific 828:Australian Dictionary of Biography 14: 1432: 1298: 1189:The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages 1019:Allen, D.E. (23 September 2004). 371:depicting his portrait issued by 211:based on a painting by Parkinson. 797:Indian Pandanaceae - an overview 490:, 10 July 1999, Spectrum, p. 13s 431: 415: 399: 383: 1221:. London: Faber and Faber Ltd. 1177:. London: G. Bell and sons etc. 990: 823:"Parkinson, Sydney (1745–1771)" 814: 758: 526:International Plant Names Index 1396:British botanical illustrators 1113:The life of Captain James Cook 833:Australian National University 518: 493: 476: 367:In 1986, he was honoured on a 234:. Lee introduced Parkinson to 101:1745 – 26 January 1771) was a 1: 1313:National Library of Australia 1266:. Boston : D.R. Godine. 469: 216: 162: 155: 98: 79: 53: 902:By God, I'll not lose Hardy! 7: 1215:Lysaght, Averil M. (1971). 1156:. New York : Rizzoli. 447: 215:The family moved to London 19:For the English boxer, see 10: 1437: 1263:Joseph Banks : a life 1150:Elphick, Jonathan (2008). 1012: 333: 329: 279:Parkinson was employed by 18: 1260:O'Brian, Patrick (1993). 1171:Graves, Algernon (1907). 1110:Beaglehole, J. C (1974). 1091:Beaglehole, J. C (1963). 348: 248:Newfoundland and Labrador 191: 74: 49: 37: 30: 1049:The Gardeners' Chronicle 616:Joppien & Smith 1985 545:Joppien & Smith 1985 454:Visual arts of Australia 266:Voyage with Captain Cook 1391:Scientific illustrators 1129:Carr, Denis J. (1983). 287:'s first voyage to the 224:Free Society of Artists 1416:Artists from Edinburgh 1411:People who died at sea 1035:10.1093/ref:odnb/21377 358:Procellaria parkinsoni 283:to travel with him on 276: 212: 209:Synopsis of Quadrupeds 146:Parkinson was born in 116:to visit New Zealand. 78:26 January 1771 (aged 1421:Deaths from dysentery 1345:de Bray, Lys (2001). 973:& Beaglehole 1963 821:Rienits, Rex (1967). 772:. University of Otago 488:Sydney Morning Herald 273: 199: 142:Early life and family 106:botanical illustrator 1401:British bird artists 408:Banksia integrifolia 1381:British naturalists 1281:Sox, David (2002). 1070:Beaglehole, John C. 1022:"Parkinson, Sydney" 743:, pp. 198–199. 731:, pp. 102–103. 120:author abbreviation 1237:Lysaght, Averil M. 1182:Joppien, Rüdiger; 1044:"Sydney Parkinson" 944:|archive-url= 424:Banksia ericifolia 355:Parkinson's petrel 277: 213: 203:, illustration in 1273:978-0-87923-930-5 1252:978-0-7141-0088-3 1228:978-0-571-09351-9 1163:978-0-8478-3134-0 1142:978-0-7099-0794-7 1056:. 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Index

Sidney Parkinson

Edinburgh
Scotland
Great Britain
Indian Ocean
Scottish
botanical illustrator
natural history
Quaker
author abbreviation
citing
botanical name
Edinburgh
Quaker
meeting
John Fothergill
woollen draper
William Delacour
Trustees' Academy

Silky monkey
Thomas Pennant
Free Society of Artists
James Lee
Ann
Joseph Banks
Thomas Pennant
Joan Gideon Loten
Newfoundland and Labrador

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