Combining a passion for botanical knowledge and an inherited fortune, Joseph Banks encouraged and patronised scientific activity all over the world. His vast collection of plants and animals are vital ...

I went to Danbury Mall Joseph A. Bank last summer and, despite not buying a suit that day, Paula was very professional & kind & knowledgeable & generous with her time, spending an hour with me.

Stowed away in the margins of Captain Cook's and Joseph Banks's diaries, the enigmatic Polynesian has no known portrait, but may have been one of the most influential figures aboard HMS Endeavour.