BANKS, Thomas, an English sculptor, whose fame rests chiefly on his "Caractacus taken prisoner to Rome;" "Achilles mourning the loss of Briseis;" and the monument to the memory of Sir Eyre Coote in Westminster Abbey. He died in 1805, at the age of 70. See SCULPTURE.
BANKS'S ISLAND, an island of New Zealand, of a circular form, about 60 miles in circumference, and visible at the distance of 12 or 15 leagues. It is of a broken irregular surface, and presents a barren appearance, though it is inhabited. It is 15 miles from Tavar-Poenamoo. The south point lies in Long. 186. 30. W. Lat. 43. 32. S.