B.

Sir Joseph Banks

Behind the scenes

...was born this day in 1743

A lot of places have been named after the botanist on Cook's first expedition, viz:

Banks Strait, Tasmania

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Bankstown, Sydney:

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Banks Island (singular), Canada

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Banks Islands (plural) in Vanuatu

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The Sir Joseph Banks building at Kew

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Not to mention the Banksia:

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and of course our very own Peninsula, here depicted in all its pulsating, rhythmic glory by Doris Lusk:

Doris Lusk Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula 1949 Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Wwiwhetu; bequest of John Cleaver, 2013

Doris Lusk Okains Bay, Banks Peninsula 1949

Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Wwiwhetu; bequest of John Cleaver, 2013