Sydney Parkinson
1745–1771
(Person)
Artist. Sailed with Cook's first expedition, 1768-1771.
Works by this Author in Our Collection
Subject of Texts
Mentioned in
- Botanical Discovery in New Zealand: The Visiting Botanists
- Eighteenth Century Science and the Voyages of Discovery
- Explorers of the Pacific: European and American Discoveries in Polynesia
- From Tasman To Marsden.
- Moko; or Maori Tattooing
- Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Robley: Te Ropere, 1840—1930
- The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume One]
- The Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks 1768–1771 [Volume Two]
- The Life of Captain James Cook
- Tuatara: Volume 11, Issue 2, June 1963
Cited in
- The Maori - Volume II
Image Gallery
.jpg "Dendrobium cunninghamii Lindl. (Epidendrum pendulum Sol. ined.) Mscr. p. 1349, typescript p. 167. Engraved from an original unpublished drawing by Sydney Parkinson. By permission of the Director, Dominion Museum")
.jpg "Fig. 2.—From one of Sydney Parkinson' drawings. one of the earliest known and incomplete patterns")
.jpg "Fig. 3.— Specimen drawn by Sydney Parkinson. One of the earliest known patterns")
.jpg "Fig. 4.— Head of a Chief from one of Sydney Parkinson's drawings")
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Sydney Parkinson":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
