- sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons gallery, Commons category, taxonomy, Wikidata item.
Scottish botanical illustrator and natural history artist; employed by Joseph Banks as botanical illustrator during James Cook's first voyage of exploration, on board HM Bark Endeavour in 1768. He made nearly a thousand drawings of plants and animals on the voyage, including some of the first illustrations of Australian flora and fauna, and died of malaria and dysentery on the return trip.
Sydney Parkinson
Works
Works about Parkinson
- "Parkinson, Sydney," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
This article is issued from Wikisource. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.