Sir Joseph Banks Society Magazine Spring Summer 2018

© Editions Alecto Ltd and the Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London Sir Joseph Banks Society Spring/Summer 2018 BANKS’ FLORILEGIUM The illustration opposite is of Bomarea edulis, of the Alstromeria family. This engraving of Sydney Parkinson’s watercolour is on page 43 of Banks’ Florilegeum published by Thames & Hudson. A specimen of this plant has been purchased by Sally Bruce-Gardyne for the Banks Tribute Garden which she supervises. See Sally’s article about the President’s Lecture given by Joe Studholme of Alecto Editions on page 2 and the review of the Florilegium book on page 10. In this issue… • President’s Lecture • White’s Selborne • A Floral Discovery • The Banks Conservatory • Book Reviews • Forthcoming Events • Herbarium Update The masthead image is of Joseph Banks, age 29, on his return from the Endeavour voyage. It was painted by Benjamin West in 1772, and shows him wearing a Maori flax cloak. Courtesy Lincolnshire County Council

UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLNPROFESSOR APPOINTEDAS NEW PRESIDENT OFTHE SOCIETYWe are delighted to announce that Professor Libby Libby JohnJohn has agreed to become President of the Society. Professor John is Pro Vice Chancellor and Head of theCollege of Science of the University of Lincoln. Her careerhas been distinguished included working at universities in theUSA and Canada, and the University of Sussex, before herappointment at the University of Lincoln in 2010. Among hermany interests she has held roles with the British EcologicalSociety and the Royal Society of Biology. Her research work hasincluded studies in plant ecology, root-soil interactions and theinteractions between plants and animals.President’s Lecture Since attempts to hand colour the prints had failed, he experimentedThe 2017 lecture on Banks’ by Dr Daniel Solander, the assiduous with an old Dutch techniqueFlorilegium was given by Swedish naturalist who had been known as ‘a la poupée’. This was aJoe Studholme. Fittingly, trained by Linnaeus. painstakingly slow method whichthe Society’s new President, involved spongeing paint onto theProfessor Libby John attended. Banks had every intention of copperplate, pressing it into the publishing his florilegium but he engraving with twists of cloth and Joe Studholme who probably knows was a perfectionist, and botanical wiping the excess off the white areas.more about Banks’ Florilegium than accuracy was vital. He knew the Then dampened paper was appliedalmost anyone else, set the scene leading artists such as George Ehret and tissue used to soften the action ofby explaining its origins. Banks had and James and John Miller and the heavy rolling press - one colourreturned on Cook’s Endeavour in engravers, and eventually copper at a time. Often there were several1771 with over 1300 previously plates were made but it all took different greens in a print.unrecorded plant species. such a long time and he died before the prints were published. After his Seven hundred and thirty-eight Many of the plants had been death the copper plates were given plates were printed over the ten years.skilfully sketched and painted by to the British Museum and then TheSydney Parkinson and expertly Natural History Museum where they Eighty-six thousand perfect colourpressed. Our speaker helped us remained for two hundred years. prints were executed. This was anappreciate Banks’ professionalism as a amazing achievement. Banks himselfbotanist. Banks took forty books with This is where Joe Studholme steps would surely have approved of thehim on the voyage and was assisted into the picture and why he was such finished prints. an excellent choice for our President’sJoe Studholme lecture. In October 2017 Thames and Hudson published Banks’ Florilegium Joe Studholme was co-founder of in book form. The beautiful plates by Editions Alecto who had published Editions Alecto illustrate the book. prestigious copies of The Domesday Book and Audubon’s Birds amongst Many more of us can now other historic and artistic works held appreciate both the beauty of these in major museums and collections. botanical illustrations and Banks’ achievements as a botanist. Between 1980 and 1990 Editions Alecto was responsible for the Joe Studholme’s lecture was printing of Banks’ Florilegium. This fascinating and inspiring and reminds meticulous and delicate work was us exactly why the Sir Joseph Banks undertaken by a talented young Society exists. printer, Edward Egerton-Williams. We are deeply grateful to Joe Studholme for coming. Sally Bruce-Gardyne22 Sir Joseph Banks Society Magazine

GPiiolbneeretrWinghiNteat–uralist Last summer we visited the on 25 September 1771: ‘Mr Banks Jane Austen’s home at Chawton is delightful Hampshire village (notwithstanding he was so soon to only 3 miles away from Selborne. At of Selborne, once the home of leave the kingdom and undertake Compton in Surrey, about 20 miles Gilbert White (1720-1793). Like his immense and astonishing voyage) east of Chawton, you can visit the Banks, he was a pioneering afforded me some hours of his Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village and naturalist whose book – The conversation at his new house.’ see works by G.F. Watts (creator of the Natural History and Antiquities Tennyson statue in Lincoln Cathedral). of Selborne – has been The Wakes is also home to displays We can heartily recommend this area; continuously in print since its about Frank Oates (1840-1875), the perhaps the Society can make a group first publication in 1789. African explorer and naturalist, and visit one day. his nephew Captain Lawrence Oates White’s house in Selborne (called (1880-1912). It was Lawrence who Entry to the Gilbert White The Wakes, the name of the previous travelled with Scott to the Antarctic house costs £9.50 adults and occupants) is now a museum. The and uttered those heart-rending words: £8.50 concessions. The website is drawing room contains period ‘I am just going outside and may be www.gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk furniture, family portraits and a some time.’ In 1955 The Wakes was collection of White’s own editions purchased by the Oates family so that Patrick Cordingley of his famous book as well as the it could be preserved as a museum original handwritten copy. Behind dedicated to the three men. the imposing frontage of the house, you can also visit 30 acres of ancient Also worth a visit is the nearby parkland and the carefully restored parish church of St Mary where gardens which are well maintained by White’s grandfather was vicar and an army of volunteers. where White’s simple grave is located. Commemorative stained-glass On the Shoulders of Giants windows have wonderful depictions of There are many tributes in the house local wildlife. Look for the remnants from those who found inspiration of an enormous yew tree in the in White’s pioneering work. One of churchyard, reputed to be 1400 years these is from our Patron Sir David old (it sustained storm damage in Attenborough, who says that White 1990). This yew tree was listed by was ‘A man in total harmony with the Tree Council as ‘one of fifty great his world’. But there is also reference British trees’ to celebrate the Queen’s to those from whom Gilbert White Golden Jubilee. Before leaving The found his inspiration. White records Wakes, you can stop at the quaint little his meeting with Sir Joseph Banks tearoom serving the usual suspects but in delightful surroundings.All photographs by Patrick Cordingley Gilbert White’s house and museum at Selborne Selborne Parish Church www.joseph-banks.org.uk 33

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR JOSEPHOn Sunday the 11th February originally the National School – had 15s which went a long way towardsmembers and friends of the a strong Banks connection. Built paying the joiner’s bill.Society met to celebrate the in 1814, the school was built on275th birthday of Sir Joseph the site in Manor House Street on The afternoon started with aBanks. land given by Sir Joseph who also performance by local folk singer donated twenty-four ash trees, five Tom Lane which was hugely The birthday party, which is now a elms, one maple and one beech for entertaining though some localsSJB Society annual event, took place use in the building’s construction. were slightly alarmed to learn thatat Horncastle’s Community Centre. Surplus timber was sold for £64 their anthem, the Lincolnshire Poacher,Almost inevitably the building – could well have originated as the Gloucestershire Poacher!Professor Libby John cuts the birthday cake The performance over, Chairman Paul Scott introduced the Society’s new President Professor Libby John who, under the watchful eyes, of Pearl Wheatley and Catherine Wilson proceeded to cut the cake. A collection was made for the Society’s Vanuatu Appeal. The cake in itself was a work of art featuring two of the Society’s newly acquired botanical drawings by Mrs Cheales. Bob Wayne Sir Joseph Banks was born on 17th February 1743.250th Commemoration Endeavour). See http://www. liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/Many plans are being drawn up around the world to maritimecommemorate Cook’s voyages of Pacific exploration,and his encounters with indigenous peoples. A selection, 29 September to 10brought together by the Cook Society, is given below: December, 2018, London An exhibition entitled Oceania27 April to 28 August, 2018, To the far side of the world: Captain will be staged at the RoyalLondon James Cook RN and the age of Academy in London.The British Library will stage an enlightenment, is being hosted by theexhibition called, James Cook: The Dartmoor Arts Society. It will feature ethnographicVoyages. items from the South Pacific The meeting will be held at Region, including some brought The display will have 10.00am for 10.30am, at The back by Cook and others fromdocuments from the library’s own Charter Hall, Market Street, his three voyages. Amongstcollection covering all three of Okehampton, Devon EX20 1HN. the objects on display will beCook’s voyages. On display will For more information visit canoes, clothing, and carvings inbe original journals, maps and http://www.dartmoor-dfas.org. wood and stone. The exhibitiondrawings. There are expected to uk/programme2018.php will also include some items bybe over 100 documents. 23 June, 2018, Liverpool contemporary artists working in Steve Ragnall will be talking the Pacific region, such as Lisa Booking and pricing details at at the Merseyside Maritime Reihana’s panoramic video work,https://www.bl.uk/events/james- Museum, Liverpool at 2.00pm. previously shown at the Venicecook-the-voyages Biennale. He will consider the roles13 June, 2018, Okehampton, of James Cook and Robert Booking and pricing detailsDevon Molyneux (master of at www.royalacademy.org.uk/A talk by Peter Warwick entitled, exhibition/oceania44 Sir Joseph Banks Society Magazine

Sir Joseph Forthcoming EventsResearchers Annual LectureA small team of researchers has been Friday May 18 at 7.30 Annual Lecture at Boston Guildhall,established and their first project was the South Street PE21 6HT. Speaker Richard Barley, Director ofcataloguing of over 200 books generously Horticulture at Kew Gardens.donated to the Society by members andBanks enthusiasts. The topic will be Sir Joseph Banks and Kew Gardens (£5 - £3 for members).  For further details please contact Lady Sally They cover various aspects of Sir Joseph's life Bruce-Gardyne on [email protected] involvements. These include Lincolnshire Visit to Cook Museumexplorers Flinders, Bass and Franklin whose Day trip by coach to the Cook Museum, Whitby tocareers were advanced by his support and commemorate the Endeavour Voyage on Wednesday 27 June.sponsorship. The task is never quite completedas new books, journals and papers continue to For further details please contact Pearl Wheatley on pearl.be donated. These donations are invaluable as [email protected] help provide a research resource open to thepublic and students (by appointment). Whitby Recent additions to our archives have included Garden Partypapers of our late President, David Robinson, The Society will be hosting its annual Garden Party withand the recently discovered botanical paintings refreshments of tea and cake at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre,of Miss Lane-Claypon (see pages 6 & 7). Bridge Street, Horncastle on Sunday 8 July at 2.30pm.  Now that a good foundation for the library There will be an admission charge of £2.50 (by ticket only)has been established the team is researching Sir and we hope you will make a donation on the day for ourJoseph's ownership of land across Lincolnshire. ongoing funding for Vanuatu's Cyclone Disaster Fund.  VanuatuTheir aim is to provide an overview of his estate is situated on the Banks Islands in the South Pacific and theand its management together with an account of Society maintains a deep interest and connection with thehow the acreage was utilised. They have already Islanders and their climatic demands.made several visits to Lincoln Archives which hasa quantity of fascinating material associated with There will also be an opportunity to browse and shop in thethe farms he owned. Sir Joseph Banks Centre and, of course, see the lush green Sir Joseph Banks commemorative garden. Jean Shaftoe is co-ordinating the researchproject and she would be delighted to hear from To obtain your tickets or for further details please emailpeople who have information about land, farms [email protected] tenants with a connection to Banks. Her email Annual Dinneraddress is [email protected] The Judges’ Lodgings in Lincoln’s Castle Square will The photo below shows four of the researchers be the venue of the Society’son a visit to the County Archives in Lincoln. Annual Dinner to be held on the evening of SaturdayFrom left to right Shirley Whaley, Martyn Bishop, Tina 13 October 2018. FurtherAddison and Jean Shaftoe details to follow.www.joseph-banks.org.uk 55

A FLORAL DISCOVERY Lincolnshire Plants. With the assistance ofThe recent discovery of a set of exquisite botanical illustrations by Heritage Lottery funding, and supporta young lady living in Wyberton in the late Victorian period has set from the University of Lincoln, theoff a sequence of events which is revealing much about the history of project is managed by the Lincolnshireher family and the relevance of her work over a hundred years ago to Wildlife Trust in partnership withthe topical subject of Lincolnshire’s disappearing flora. the Natural History Museum, the Lincolnshire Naturalists’ Union, and the Botanical study in Lincolnshire dates among them Sir Joseph Banks and Rev E Sir Joseph Banks Society.back to at least the 17thC when several A Woodruffe-Peacock.notable botanists made their mark It is in the context of this newlyon the records of the occurrence and Miss Joan Gibbons in the 20thC was launched project that the botanicaldistribution of Lincolnshire’s flora, perhaps the pre-eminent local botanist, artistry of Miss E M Lane-Clayponincluding wildflowers, trees, mosses and publishing her Flora of Lincolnshire in has come to light. The Lincolnshireferns. In the 18thC and 19thC several 1975. But now that the study of our wild Naturalists’ Union, founded in 1893,eminent botanists made forays into plants has somewhat fallen out of fashion has long been a repository for botanicalthe Lincolnshire countryside, not least a project to foster renewed interest in the records, herbaria and other material, subject has been launched, entitled Love but it has lacked the facilities for storage, especially since the closure of the County Museum around 1974, so it has sought new places to lodge some of its objects. Recently a set of 154 life-size watercolour illustrations of wildflowers has been deposited with the Sir Joseph Banks Society at the Sir Joseph Banks Centre in Horncastle. Previously un- catalogued, these paintings have been studied in some detail and have been scanned to produce digital copies to make them available for wider study. Using some fine materials Miss Lane- Claypon produced a wonderful series of illustrations of mostly local plants. Each is on good-quality artist’s paper measuring around 255mm x 360mmGiant Bellflower Campanula latifolia Watercolour landscape by E M Cheales, courtesy oMiss E M Lane-Claypon (Mrs E M Cheales) 1897 Sir Joseph Banks Society Magazine66

(10” x 14”). They have been stored flat Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus in an original cloth bag. Their survival Miss E M Lane-Claypon (Mrs E M Cheales) 1902 in almost pristine condition with little fading or foxing is testament to the who later married Sir Edward Rodolph exhibit the same proficiency and artistry, expensive paints and paper used, and to Forber and became Lady Forber. Their and have also survived in remarkably the subsequent storage conditions. As father, William Ward Lane-Claypon was good condition. These are being well as the date (mostly between 1894 a banker and first-class cricketer. catalogued by Paul Kirby, Botanical and 1901), Miss Lane-Claypon recorded Recorder for north Lincolnshire, and the scientific name and the location Little more is known of May’s early will be scanned with a special overhead from which the specimen was taken. life, education, and life as the wife of scanner to make them more accessible. Consequently, they are proving useful as a canon, but it is thought that they The larger album contains some 250 records of the occurrence of species at did not have children. In 1921 May paintings on a smaller scale than the 154 the end on the 19thC. became involved in the design and individual paintings discussed above. The implementation of the World War I smaller album contains miniature studies. Little was known of Miss Lane- memorial in Friskney parish church. Claypon, but some research has revealed After Canon Cheales retired they moved All this is helping to reveal a hitherto an interesting background. In The Flora to Spilsby. Although May Cheales gave undiscovered talent, and a story of two of Lincolnshire, Gibbons includes a short up flower painting after her marriage, Boston sisters whose contributions to note about her in an historical chapter. at some point she took up landscape science should be better celebrated. We She says that she was a keen young painting. Her works became quite well shall continue to do research about their member of the Lincolnshire Naturalists’ known and several have been traced to lives, and the Society would be glad to Union (LNU) in the 1890s and that she local owners. Boston Guildhall possess hear from anyone who has information. married the Rev J P Cheales of Friskney several. We hope in the fullness of time to mount in 1905, after which she gave up her an exhibition of her work. botanical interests. After the death of It turns out that the 154 paintings now Rev Cheales in 1948 she donated her in the possession of the Sir Joseph Banks Stuart Crooks best flower paintings to the LNU. She Society are not May’s only wildflower was still pleased to talk about botany up paintings to survive. The LNU also With thanks to Christine Chapman to her death at the age of 91 in 1964. has two albums of her paintings which for background research into the Lane-Claypon family. She was born in 1873 as Edith Marian Lane, but four years after her birth her father William changed the family name to Lane-Claypon by royal licence, apparently in order to inherit the Claypon family wealth. The family was wealthy and lived in the palatial Tytton Hall at Wyberton, south of Boston. Edith was known as May. Her sister, Janet (1877-1967), was a leading physicianof Mrs M Vaidyawww.joseph-banks.org.uk 77

THE BANKS CONSERVATORYNow alive and well88 Sir Joseph Banks Society Magazine

In August 2016 a headline in is about conflicts between humans of Golden-Headed Lion TamarinThe Lincolnite proclaimed: and wildlife; at the Australia stop we monkeys (on the endangered“Lincoln wildlife park to save learn that warming seas cause coral species list, with fewer than 15,000Joseph Banks Conservatory bleaching; at the South America stop individuals in South America).from demolition.” Four the subject is habitat destruction;months later the same online finally, the New Zealand stop Neil is keen to welcome membersnewspaper declared: “Joseph illustrates the problem of invasive of the Sir Joseph Banks Society.Banks Conservatory rebuilt at species. There is a café on site for cakes andLincoln wildlife park.” light lunches. The plants in the conservatory I have been to see the former are a combination of those that Further information: WoodsideJoseph Banks Conservatory at its were moved from the Lawns site, Wildlife Park, Newball, nearnew home, where it has been re- and new planting that Neil and his Langworth, Lincoln LN3 5DQ ,christened Endeavour – A Journey team have been undertaking. As for is five miles east of Lincoln off theof Discovery. I spoke to Neil Mumby, animals, there’s a pair of genetically A158 Skegness Road. Tel. 01522director of the Woodside Wildlife pure Siamese crocodiles (there are 754280. www.woodsidewildlife.com.Park, who is credited with saving the fewer than 1,000 of them in the Open every day except Christmasbuilding when the Lawn complex was wild in south-east Asia) and a pair day.sold by the City of Lincoln Councilto the Stokes coffee company. Neil Mumby keeps a close watch on everything Linda Hart Neil told me that ‘the Conservatorywas opened in 1991 as a tropicalplant house, and I used to visit itthen. By 2016, when R W Stokesbought the site, the Conservatory wasin very bad condition. Stokes didn’tknow what to do with it. I felt thatthe wildlife park could rescue andrestore it.’ And that’s what they did, at a costof over £250,000. Neil and his teamhad to undo and redo 16,000 nutsand bolts; dig out and remove 1,000tonnes of soil; bring in and level 800tonnes of stone; lay 300 tonnes ofconcrete; and save as many plants aspossible. Having rescued the structure, Neilhad to decide what to put inside it.‘The Conservatory was built to holdplant species collected by Sir JosephBanks on Cook’s first voyage. But itwas now situated at a wildlife parkdevoted to animals. What to do?I wanted to create an educationalresource while maintaining theconnection with Banks and keepingthe building’s iconic structure intact.’ His solution was to recreate theEndeavour’s journey inside theConservatory, and have exhibitsat each of the ship’s stop-offpoints along the way. The exhibitswould illustrate some of today’sconservation problems. At theTahiti stop, for example, visitorslearn about plastics in our oceans;at the Indonesia stop the displaywww.joseph-banks.org.uk 99

BOOK REVIEWSJoseph Banks’ FlorilegiumJoseph Banks’ it is beautiful. The volume Alecto Historical Editions have released for saleFlorilegium: Botanical will delight academics and a limited number of individual prints from theirTreasures from amateurs alike. Exhibition Sets. For further information contactCook’s First Voyage, [email protected] text by Mel We think of the youthfulGooding, commentaries Banks as the intrepid 1768-1771.’ Banks failed to publish hison the plates by collector, scouring ravines Second, there are 275 Florilegium.David Mabberley, and riversides for plants.an afterword by Joe But we learn here that pages allotted for the plates The fourth section is anStudholme. Thames & he was enthusiastic and with Professor Mabberley’s essay by Joe Studholme onHudson, 320 pp, large knowledgeable about commentary (usually on ‘The Modern Printing of theformat hardback, 181 botanical art, and believed a facing page). The plates Florilegium.’ Where Banksillustrations, £65.00. strongly in its importance. are arranged to follow the failed, Studholme succeeded. Mel Gooding says that when Endeavour’s voyage, which In the 1980s Alecto Historical This book is breathtakingly it came to illustrating the is marked in red on an Editions, the firm he co-beautiful. I don’t just mean plants that he was collecting, 1805 map that comprises founded, published, from thethe plates, although I can’t ‘Banks required absolute the endpapers. Mabberley’s original 18th-century copperstop looking at them. It’s accuracy and truth to nature.’ commentary is full of plates, the first full-colouralso the elegant design and We know that Sydney fascinating details: where and limited edition. The onegenerously spaced layout, Parkinson’s field sketches and when the plant was found hundred sets Alecto publishedthe perfect typography, the finished watercolours met by Banks (or Banks and of Banks’ Florilegiumfeel of the paper, but above Banks’ exacting standards. Solander); where and when were fully subscribed. Theall the colour printing with Sydney Parkinson drew it illustrations in this Thamesits subtle variation of shades. The book is arranged in and the notes he made about & Hudson book make 147 ofThe book’s concordance, four parts. First, a masterly it; where the plant has been these iconic images availablebibliography, index of historical essay by Mel introduced and now grows; to the general public for theplants, index of people and Gooding titled ‘The Making what the plant has been used first time.places, make it as useful as of Banks’ Florilegium I: The for (nettles, for example, Voyage of the Endeavour are used to make cheese, Studholme says that ‘we fishermen’s nets and German can only marvel at the military uniforms). almost obsessive pursuit of excellence which illuminates These stunning illustrations everything Joseph Banks put make me realise that in the his hand to. In particular the cabin of the Endeavour copper plate line-engravings there must have been a for his Florilegium are daily balancing act between unequalled, both for the recording scrupulous scientific detail of the plants observations of nature which they portray and for and expressing sheer joy the technical brilliance of the at the beauty of it all. Yes, engravings themselves.’ Parkinson and Banks would have counted the number of Readers of this Florilegium pistils and petals, stems and are the beneficiaries of over stamens, but they also had two centuries of technical a sense of the beauty and skills and artistic passion mystery they were beholding. -- from the work done by the engravers that Banks Mel Gooding then employed, to the Alecto continues his story, which craftsmen bringing the shifts from the South Seas to engravings to life, to the London in ‘The Making of designers and printers at Banks’ Florilegium II: The Thames & Hudson today, Florilegium 1772-1990.’ Back at home, Banks employed the Linda Hart best copper plate engravers (See the report on Joe in order to print and Studholme’s lecture to disseminate his astounding the Society on page 2.) botanical discoveries. But1100 Sir Joseph Banks Society Magazine

The Darwin Farms of this family served the archivists who helped with lesser mortals can be excused. generations of the Darwins. source material. One hopesThe Darwin Farms: The Like David, Peter Worsley To ensure that the reader county councillors take noteLincolnshire Estates of keeps to grips with the various of this.Charles and Erasmus is both a yellow belly and characters, the author includesDarwin and their a geologist. He stumbled a helpful dramatis personae as This volume opens thefamily, by Peter Worsley. on a reference that Charles well as family trees. door wide on this little-knownErasmus Darwin Darwin owned Beesby Farm subject, not only in describingFoundation, Lichfield, in the Lincolnshire Marsh. Worsley gives the story of the Darwin connection150pp £10-00. This led him to discover each holding with details with Lincolnshire but also that the family held lands in of the area and the tenants’ illustrating farming practises This book is most welcome Manton and Cleatham near families. He has included and changes over 400 years.in that it introduces a farming Gainsborough in the 16th maps and illustrations of The reader gets to know twotopic and personalities of century, and extended their farms and houses, many family generations, learnswhich few will have heard. holdings to Lincoln, the Fens in colour. He includes details of the landscape inIn fact, the writer states that and the Marsh areas until the a comprehensive list of parts of the County and‘the doyen of Lincolnshire’s mid 20th century. references, a good index and aspects of farming in thoseheritage, David Robinson’ many acknowledgements areas – a pleasing and usefulwas unaware that the A key source for the study within which he names the volume.Darwins held property in the is through the archive of the Lincolnshire County CouncilCounty. If our late president Higgins family, land agents of Pearl Wheatleywas ignorant of this then us Alford. Several generationsA Highly Recommended Cook BookCaptain Cook and the looking at Cook-related Forster and his other scientific wider audience, of both BritainPacific – Art, Exploration globes, charts and maps, gentlemen, and to the accompanying and Europe.& Empire by John rare books and manuscripts, artists who generated the rich visualMcAleer and Nigel Rigby, personal effects, navigational record of the expeditions. They may Why would the companyYale University Press, instruments, ethnographic not have been ideal companions for of learned and artistic menhardback, 256 pp., material and oil paintings. voyages of such length, but they not be ideal for Cook on aincludes notes and index, undoubtedly taught Cook much long voyage? But regardless200 colour illustrations, The authors have shared and formed a trusted bridge with of the answer, this book is20 b/w illustrations. out the chapters with four the scientific communities, and the highly recommended.£35.00. each and a joint Introduction. It is perhaps indicative of Paul Scott John McAleer and how well the chapters blendNigel Rigby have had into each other that theunprecedented access to reader finds it difficult to pickthe extensive Cook-related out the differences betweencollections held at the the authors in terms of styleNational Maritime Museum and content. My impression(NMM). This volume is is that Nigel Rigby hastherefore a significant and concentrated on Cook andfascinating romp through the people associated withsome rarely seen artwork and him, while John McAleer hasartefacts. majored on the art and visual aspects at the NMM. It is richly illustrated; mostof the 256 pages feature at The chapter aboutleast one illustration. the men who sailed with Cook contains sections on Readers looking for William Bligh and Matthewmore insights into Cook Flinders together with otherand his achievements may significant contemporaries.be disappointed. Only a Throughout the book theresmall section of the book are generous references tois dedicated to his voyages Joseph Banks and Danieland there is not much about Solander – much welcomedhis early life and career. But by this reviewer.the book is not meant tobe a biography. Instead it is I was amused and bemuseda wonderful substitute for by the following paragraph:spending a day at the NMM [Cook] owed a great debt to Joseph Banks, J.R. and Georgewww.joseph-banks.org.uk 1111

PATRONS Joseph Banks attended. MembershipWe are pleased to Lord Waldegrave is an The Natural Historyannounce that Lord accomplished politician, Museum there contains Because of Sir Joseph’sWaldegrave of North serving as a minister in much material relating association with the localHill has consented to the Thatcher and Major to Banks. He has a area the Society is based inbecome the Society’s governments, and wide-ranging academic, Horncastle, Lincolnshire,second Patron, he has wide interests political and business where many of ourjoining Sir David applicable to the background, and is a supporters are located,Attenborough who Society’s objectives. He Distinguished Fellow of but the Society is growinghas been a Patron is at present Provost of All Souls, Oxford. steadily thanks to a drivesince 2012. Eton College, which Sir to expand membership to His interests in, and include those in other partsLord Waldegrave connections to, Sir of the UK and overseas. We Joseph Banks are many. already have members in He was, for example, a Australia and New Zealand. friend of the late Patrick O’Brian whose seafaring If you are not already a member novels are set in the time please think about joining us. of Banks, and some of Benefits of membership include the characters and the two issues of this magazine each scenarios have strong year, email bulletins, lectures, connections with Banks. an annual dinner and other O’Brian also wrote a events. And of course you would perceptive biography of be supporting the projects in Banks. Lord Waldegrave which we are involved, some of has written about the which are described on these novels, including a pages. Visit our website for more shrewd introduction information. to the unfinished story of Jack Aubrey’s final You can request a membership voyage. brochure by emailing our Membership Secretary. Annual Lord Waldegrave was membership is £15 for an created a Life Peer in individual (£25 for two people 1999. at the same address). You can pay by standing order, cheque or credit card. Subscriptions for 2018/19 fall due on 1 April.ContactsMagazine Editor and Membership Secretary: Heather Slater. Letters to the editor and proposals for articles arealways welcome. Email: [email protected]: Email: Paul Scott. [email protected]: Sir David Attenborough and The Rt Hon The Lord Waldegrave of North Hill.President: Professor Libby John.Sir Joseph Banks Society Trustees: Paul Scott (Chairman), Christine Chapman (Treasurer)Patrick Cordingley (Hon Secretary), Heather Slater (Membership Secretary), Lady Sally Bruce-Gardyne,Stuart Crooks, Richard Locke-Wheaton, Jean Shaftoe, Bob Wayne and Pearl Wheatley.Sir Joseph Banks Centre – Headquarters and Shop9-13 Bridge Street, Horncastle, Lincolnshire, LN9 5HZ • Shop: 01507 526065Email: [email protected] Website: www.joseph-banks.org.uk Registered Charity Number: 1127728Designed and Printed by DPS Digital (Lincs) LtdUnit 18 Sleaford Business Park, East Road Industrial Estate, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7EQ Tel: 01529 300452 www.dpsdigital.co.uk