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The Papers of Sir Joseph Banks
URL: http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/banks/

Description:
This site contains images of the complete holdings of the papers of naturalist Sir Joseph Banks, who served as botanist on the first Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook's Endeavor . Find brief biographical information and see "approximately 10,000 manuscript pages," including letters from William Bligh, captain of H.M.S. Bounty . A full transcript of Banks' Endeavor Journal is available. From the State Library of New South Wales and the Joseph Banks Memorial Fund. Searchable.

Publisher:
State Library of New South Wales

Extra Keywords
notablebotanists notablenaturalists

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 -- Archives
Botanists -- Great Britain
Explorers -- Great Britain
Naturalists -- Great Britain
People

LII Database Information:
Record 3036 created by Marcia Coudyser on 05/22/2000
Last modification on 10/04/2004
Published: 05/22/2000  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/3036