Historedia
Person

Joseph Banks

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1770–1772

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Banks, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Cook's arrival at Botany Bay

    1770

    Role: Naturalist

    1. 29 April 1770 · Botany Bay, AustraliaAnchoring at Botany Bay

      Cook landed HMS Endeavour at Botany Bay on 29 April 1770, the first European landing on the Australian mainland.

    2. 6 May 1770 (log entry date) · Botany Bay, AustraliaNaming of Botany Bay

      The bay was renamed Botany Bay due to the large quantity of plants found by Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander.

  2. Departure of James Cook's Second Voyage

    1772

    Role: botanist whose ship modification requests caused a delay before sailing

    1. 1772 · Admiralty decision preceding the voyageRenaming of the vessels as Resolution and Adventure

      The two ships, 450 and 336 tons, were renamed Resolution and Adventure on the Admiralty's suggestion to avoid diplomatic tension with Spain.

    2. 13 July 1772 · Plymouth Sound, departure port of Cook's second voyageDeparture of the Resolution and Adventure from Plymouth

      After a delay from Joseph Banks' modification requests, Cook's two ships sailed from Plymouth Sound on 13 July 1772, bound for the Antarctic.

Sources

  1. Joseph Banks Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01
  2. Second voyage of James Cook Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-28