CONTENTS. 
V 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS— 
No. 5. — Revesby Abbey, Lincolkshire, where Banks was born. It is taken 
from the Gentleman’s Magazine of December, 1821, and is described at 
page xvii (footnote). It was replaced, many years ago, by a modern mansion. 
See p. XX. 
No. 6. — Wedgwood Medallions of Sir Joseph Banks (looking to left) and of 
Lady Banks (looking to right). Said to have been modelled by John 
Flaxman, R.A. From Sir J. D. Hooker, aLo No. 44. 
He was created a baronet in 1781, ami as they bear the inscriptions “ Sr J. 
Banks ” and “ Lady Banks ” they cannot be earUer than that date, when he would 
have been 38 years of age. See p. xxi. 
No. 7. — Sir Joseph Banks. Wax Medallion modelled by James Tassie, 178.5. 
(Original in the AustraUan Museum, Sydney.) See p. xxii. 
No. 8. — Another Wedgwood Medallion, inscribeil “ Banks.” Not a facsimile of 
No. 6, but apparently modelled at about the same time. See p. xxiii. 
No. 9. — Lady Banks. VV'ax Medallion modelled by James Tassie, 1785. 
(Original in the Austrahan Museum, Sydney.) See p. xxiv. 
No. 10. — Capt.ain J.AMES Cook, F.R.S. Painted by William Hodges; engraved 
by J. Basire, 1777. See p. 7. 
Facing the title-page of Vol. I of “ Voyage towards the South Pole and Round 
the World, performed in His Majesty’s Ships the ‘ Resolution ’ and ‘ Adventure,’ 
in the years 1772-5, written by James Cook, Commander of the ‘ Re.solution,’ ” 
&c., &c. 1777. 
This is probably the most life-like portrait of Cook. 
(See notes on the Cook portraits in Kitson, p. 341.) 
No. 1 1. — Portrait from the original picture by Dance in the Gallery (“ Painted Hall”) 
of Greenwich Hospital. The original engraving bears the inscription: — 
“Captain James Cook. N. Dance pinxt: T. K. Sherwin sculpt: (pubd. 
by him at No. 234 Strand). Pubd. April 20th, 1779.” Three-quarter length, 
seated to right, face to left. See p. II. 
Cook sat for this portrait in May, 1776, to Sir Nathaniel Dance, R.A. (afterwards 
Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, Bart., M.P. for East Grinstead). There is a repro- 
duction of this in Hist. Rec., Vol. I. Pt. i — “ from an engraving of date 1831.” 
No. 12. — Hull of the “ Endeavour,” Cook’s ship, from a pencil sketch attributed 
to Alexander Buchan, one of Banks’ artists, “ the young man whom I brought 
out as landscape and figure painter.” He died at Tahiti (Otaheite) 17th 
-Vpril, 1769, and never reached Australia in the “ Endeavour.” 
The “ Endeavour ” in the sketch seems dismantled, so it does not seem clear 
how Buchan could have made it. See p. 12. 
No. 13. — “ A Sketch of Botany Bay, in New South Wales.” By Captain Cook. 
Original in the British Museum. See p. 14. 
No. 14. — Reproduction of the painting of Emanuel Philhps Fox, of the first stepping 
ashore of Cook and Banks at Botany Bay. The incident of the natives poising 
their spears is referred to at p. 17. The original is in the National Art Gallery, 
Melbourne. See p. 16. 
No. 15. — Engraving of Thomas Gilfillan’s picture of the official landing of Cook 
and Banks at Botany Bay (now Kurnell), and the taking possession of New 
Holland. 
The original painting is in the National Art Gallery, Melbourne. It was pre- 
sented by the artist to the Philosophic Institute of Victoria in 1859, and is lent 
by the Royal Society of Victoria, the successor of that Institute. 
