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Sir Joseph Banks

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Noun1.Sir Joseph Banks - English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)Sir Joseph Banks - English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)


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Knight was a friend of Sir Joseph Banks and Sir Humphrey Davy and when he was persuaded to become one of the founders of the RHS in 1804 he wanted the breeding, cultivation and forcing of fruit to be its chief emphasis.
1988) Sir Joseph Banks 1743-1820 London, British Museum (Natural History), 1988 see p.
Clevely, whose father was also a marine artist in Deptford, east London, was invited to join Cook by his patron Sir Joseph Banks, but missed out when Banks did not go.
 
 
 
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