Captain Cook's third voyage (Jul 1776-Oct 1780)

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Captain Cook's third voyage (Jul 1776-Oct 1780)

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Te Papa Collections Online

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The painting of James Cook's death was composed by John Webber, the ship's artist on board the Resolution during Cook's last voyage into the Pacific. Webber himself did not witness the incident in which Cook was killed; he made sketches based on the accounts of those who were there. Several years later in his studio, he reconstructed the scene, portraying the famous man's last moments in a suitably heroic style.

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/910

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Painting / Ships / Discovery & exploration / Hawaiian / Pacific Islands / North America / Alaska / Siberia / Bering Strait / Society Islands / Tasmania / New Zealand / Tonga / Hawaiian Islands

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