Lot 323
Sydney Parkinson (England, 1745?-1771), printed in London: A. Hogg, c. 1782. A copper engraving depicting three images on one plate with a meticulously delineated border from George Henry Millar's "The new and universal system of Geography, being a complete history and description of the whole world. . . " (1782). The drawings were Sydney Parkinson's illustrations originally created for the "Journal of a Voyage to South Seas, In His Majesty's Ship The Endeavor" (1773). The text below the upper engraving reads, "A curiously Arched Rock on the Coast of New Zealand." The text below the two portraits below reads, "A New Zealand Chief whose head is ingeniously TATAWED, and a Subaltern Warrior of the same Country." A wonderful engraving with three images, two being fine portraits of New Zealand Maoris that present weaponry, clothing, and tattoos of these individuals, created by an artist employed for Captain Cook's first voyage. Size: 8.625" W x 12.875" H (21.9 cm x 32.7 cm)
"Parkinson was engaged by Sir Joseph Banks to accompany him and Captain Cook in the Endeavour to the South Seas, as natural history draughtsman ... After exploring Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and the Great Barrier Reef, the expedition reached Batavia. On leaving for the Cape of Good Hope, Parkinson succumbed to fever and dysentery and was buried at sea. Banks spoke highly of his 'unbounded industry' in making for him a much larger collection of drawings than he had anticipated. His observations, too, were valuable, and the vocabularies of South Sea languages given in his journals are of great interest. Upon Banks' return to England, Stanfield Parkinson, Sydney's brother, claimed all the drawings made by his brother in his spare hours, as well as journals and collections, under a will made before Sydney Parkinson left England. Following the dispute, his writings were lent to Stanfield Parkinson, who transcribed them and prepared them for publication, but an injunction was obtained ... to restrain him from publishing until after the appearance of ... Hawkesworth's official account" (Hill). - See more at: http://www.donaldheald.com/pages/books/28619/sydney-parkinson-1745-1771/a-journal-of-a-voyage-to-the-south-seas-in-his-majestys-ship-the-endeavour#sthash.ESPpNsBP.dpuf
Provenance: Ex-Denenberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA.
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