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Captain Cook Collection (page 2)

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Artist: Thomas Philips

Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Artist: Thomas Philips
Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society (PRS), botanist, 1800s. Banks travelled to Newfoundland in 1766 on an expedition to collect plants

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?)

Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?). Human figure with pearl shell and human bone inlay. Hawaiians used to believe that their gods could be called upon to enter images such as this

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Artist: Nathaniel Dance-Holland

James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Artist: Nathaniel Dance-Holland
James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: Neptune raising James Cook to immortality and fame, late 18th century

Neptune raising James Cook to immortality and fame, late 18th century. The name of Captain Cook (1728-1779), English navigator, explorer and hydrographer, is being written in the book of history

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: Inuit Wood hunting cap with ivory ornament collected during Cooks 3rd voyage, 1776-1780

Inuit Wood hunting cap with ivory ornament collected during Cooks 3rd voyage, 1776-1780. James Cooks third and final voyage took the route from Plymouth via Cape Town and Tenerife to New Zealand

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: Captain Cooks third Pacific voyage, 1779 (1832)

Captain Cooks third Pacific voyage, 1779 (1832). James Cook (1728-1779) English navigator, explorer, and hydrographer, receiving ritual tribute from Sandwich Islanders

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: James Cook, English navigator, witnessing human sacrifice in Taihiti (Otaheite) c1773 (1815)

James Cook, English navigator, witnessing human sacrifice in Taihiti (Otaheite) c1773 (1815). A scene from Cooks second Pacific voyage, undertaken from 1772-1775

Background imageCaptain Cook Collection: Joseph Banks (1743-1820), English botanist and plant collector, 1802

Joseph Banks (1743-1820), English botanist and plant collector, 1802. Banks sailed with Captain James Cook on the Endeavour on his expedition of 1768-1771



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