The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 09:37, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
... that Alexander Buchan, one of the artists on the first voyage of James Cook, was not mentioned in Cook's journals until he died after an epileptic fit? Source: Joppien & Smith 1985, The art of Captain Cook's Voyages I, p. 73
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: The article was expanded more than fivefold within seven days of the nomination. Length and sourcing are adequate. Prose is neutral in tone. No plagiarism issues detected, as the quotations and proper nouns are not violations. The image of Buchan has a complete fair use rationale. All other images are freely licensed on the Commons. QPQ requirement is complete. ALT0 is interesting, mentioned in the article and cited to an offline source, assuming good faith on its contents. ALT1 is interesting, mentioned in the article and verified to an online source. Flibirigit (talk) 16:04, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
Reviewing... Flibirigit (talk) 15:40, 31 January 2022 (UTC)
The article was expanded more than fivefold within seven days of the nomination. Length and sourcing are adequate. Prose is neutral in tone. No plagiarism issues detected, as the quotations and proper nouns are not violations. The image of Buchan has a complete fair use rationale. All other images are freely licensed on the Commons. QPQ requirement is complete. ALT0 is interesting, mentioned in the article and cited to an offline source, assuming good faith on its contents. ALT1 is interesting, mentioned in the article and verified to an online source. Flibirigit (talk) 16:04, 31 January 2022 (UTC)