Sydney Parkinson was employed by Sir Joseph Banks to make water-colour drawings of specimens and to sketch birds and animals on the Endeavour’s 1768-1771 voyage. He was a very talented natural history artist. So talented in fact, that during this voyage he drew 94 specimens collected at Botany Bay in just fourteen days.
Sydney Parkinson died in late January 1771, a young man still in his twenties. His legacy is the more than 1,300 drawings done on the voyage, a significant and priceless contribution to Australia’s scientific and natural history.
Reference:
Place names of Berwick, City of Berwick Historical Pamphlet 3 by Dr Debbie Stephan
Address: Sydney Parkinson Avenue, Endeavour Hills
Surveyed on: 12 July 2011
Surveyed by: Anne & Shirley
Surveyed on: 12 July 2011
Surveyed by: Anne & Shirley
Endeavour Hills VIC 3802, Australia
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