British explorer, cartographer and naval officer (1728–1779)

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The dead body of Tee, one of the chiefs of the island of Tahiti, in a state of preservation. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1784, after J. Webber.

Ōtago, a young man encountered by Captain Cook in Tonga on his second voyage. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1777, after W. Hodges.

A man from Easter island (Rapa Nui), with elongated ears, encountered by Captain Cook on his second voyage, 1772-1775. Engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1777, after W. Hodges.

Objects from the Hawaiian Islands. Engraving by J. Record, 1784, after J. Webber.

A sea otter on a shore; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by P. Mazell, 1784, after J. Webber.

A canoe with men from the Hawaiian Islands wearing masks, encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by C. Grignion, 1784, after J. Webber.

A young woman from the Hawaiian Islands. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin after J. Webber, 17--.

Two pairs of men fighting in combat, watched by a  crowd, on the island of Lifuka, Tonga, May 1777, in honour of Captain Cook. Engraving by J. Heath, 1784, after J. Webber.

The Hawaiian chief Kana'ina (Kaneena) wearing a feather helmet. Engraving by J.K. Sherwin, 1784, after J. Webber.

James Cook. Line engraving by T. Holloway, 1790, after Sir N. Dance-Holland, 1776.

A woman inhabitant of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Engraving by J. Caldwall, 1777 after W. Hodges, 1775.

A Maori village (a hippah or pa) in New Zealand visited by Captain Cook during his third voyage, 1776-1780. Engraving by B.T. Pouncy, 1784, after J. Webber, ca. 1782.

A morai (place of burial) in Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, visited by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by D. Lerpinière after J. Webber, 1780/1785.

A ceremony in honour of the king's son, on the island of Tongatapu. Engraving by J. Hall and S. Middiman, 1784, after J. Webber.

A man from Prince William Sound, Alaska, head and shoulders; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780). Engraving by J. Basire, 1784, after J. Webber.

Drawings from Captain Cook's voyages : [catalogue of] an unrecorded collection of fourteen ethnographical and natural history drawings relating to the second and third voyages [exhibited in the gallery of Hartnoll & Eyre Ltd.], 13th September to 1st October 1976.

Plans and views to ... Cook's voyages / [James Cook].

An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour: drawn up from the journals kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Sir Joseph Banks, Bart / By John Hawkesworth ... Illustrated with cuts and charts, relative to countries now first discovered, or hitherto but imperfectly known.

Afia-Too-Ca, a burying place in Tongatapu, Tonga, with three people, several huts and surrounding palm trees. Coloured line engraving by W. Byrne, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.

An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of His present Majesty for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and successively performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavor, drawn up from the journals kept by the several commanders, and from the papers of Joseph Banks, Esq / By John Hawkesworth ... ; illustrated with cuts and a great variety of charts and maps relative to countries now first discovered or hitherto but imperfectly known.

A voyage towards the South Pole, and round the world. Performed in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Adventure, in the years 1772, 1773, 1774, and 1775 / In which is included Captain Furneaux's narrative of his proceedings in the adventure during the separation of ships. Illustrated with maps and charts, and a variety of portraits of persons and views of places, drawn during the voyage by Mr. Hodges, and engraved by the most eminent masters.

Tea plant or manuka (Leptospermum scoparium): flowering stem. Engraving by W. Byrne, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.

A voyage to the Pacific Ocean. Undertaken, by the command of his Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern hemisphere. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore in His Majesty's ships the Resolution and Discovery, in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779 and 1780 / vol. I and II written by James Cook, vol. III by James King.

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James Cook

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Images by James Cook

Images featuring James Cook

Works from the collections

Drawings from Captain Cook's voyages : [catalogue of] an unrecorded collection of fourteen ethnographical and natural history drawings relating to the second and third voyages [exhibited in the gallery of Hartnoll & Eyre Ltd.], 13th September to 1st October 1976.

Tea plant or manuka (Leptospermum scoparium): flowering stem. Engraving by W. Byrne, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.

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James Cook

Images from the collections

Images by James Cook

Images featuring James Cook

Works from the collections

Drawings from Captain Cook's voyages : [catalogue of] an unrecorded collection of fourteen ethnographical and natural history drawings relating to the second and third voyages [exhibited in the gallery of Hartnoll & Eyre Ltd.], 13th September to 1st October 1976.

Tea plant or manuka (Leptospermum scoparium): flowering stem. Engraving by W. Byrne, c. 1777, after W. Hodges.

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