C1784

Capt.n Cook Havin been, Shipwrecked in his Voyage round the World, has the Endeavour repaired in an Harbour on one of the Hope Islands.

Artist:

Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771)

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Full Title:

Capt.n Cook Havin been, Shipwrecked in his Voyage round the World, has the Endeavour repaired in an Harbour on one of the Hope Islands.

Date:

C1784

Artist:

Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

290mm

x 190mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1784

Description:

Image of Cook’s ship the Endeavour, depicted here being careened near present day Cooktown, after hitting a reef. On Cook’s chart of Endeavour River he gives the name, “The Labyrinth” to the Great Barrier Reef.

Biography:

Sydney Parkinson (1768-1771)

Parkinson was bom in Edinburgh, Scotland and from an early age his artistic abilities were noticed. He was employed by Joseph Banks in London before joining him and Daniel Solander on James Cook’s Endeavour on a circumnavigation of the globe (1768-1771) as a botanical draughtsman. During the voyage, he made at least 1,300 drawings and paintings. Parkinson was the first European to draw eucalypts. On the return voyage, he died in Batavia.