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Captain James Collection

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Captain Cook, (1728-1779), 1830. James Cook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard

Background imageCaptain James Collection: The Founder of Australia, c1948. Creator: Unknown

The Founder of Australia, c1948. Creator: Unknown
The Founder of Australia, c1948. From " Newnes Pictorial Knowledge Volume 3". [George Newnes Limited, London]

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Cook Taking Possession of Australia, 1923. Creator: Unknown

Cook Taking Possession of Australia, 1923. Creator: Unknown
Cook Taking Possession of Australia, 1923. From " Australia, New Zealand and Oceania in Pictures", by H. Clive Barnard, M.A. Blitt. [A. & C. Black, Limited, London, 1923]

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Church of St Paul, Shadwell, London, c1810. Artist: Francis Danby

Church of St Paul, Shadwell, London, c1810. Artist: Francis Danby
Church of St Paul, Shadwell, London, c1810. South-west view across the churchyard. The church was built in the 17th century

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cook observes an Offering, Sandwich Islands, 1778-1779 (19th century)

Captain Cook observes an Offering, Sandwich Islands, 1778-1779 (19th century). James Cook (1728-1779) became the first European to visit the Hawaiian Islands when he arrived there in January 1778

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Statues on Easter Island, late 18th century. Artist: C Bottigella

Statues on Easter Island, late 18th century. Artist: C Bottigella
Statues on Easter Island, late 18th century. Known as Moai, these large stone statues in human form are carved from a type of volcanic rock known as tuff

Background imageCaptain James Collection: James Cook 1728-1779. - Stich nach dem Gemalde von Dance, 1934

James Cook 1728-1779. - Stich nach dem Gemalde von Dance, 1934
James Cook 1728-1779, 1934. Captain James Cook FRS (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer and captain in the Royal Navy. From Die Groszen der Weltgelchichte

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson

Captain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Artist: Charles Robinson
Captain Cook Landing in Australia, 1912. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform landing at Botany Bay on Sunday 29 April 1770. Cook made three voyages of discovery

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. Artist: John Webber

Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. Artist: John Webber
Episode in Captain Cooks Voyages, late 18th century. From Adventures By Sea From Art of Old Time, by Basil Lubbock. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1925]

Background imageCaptain James Collection: A Native of Sandwich Sound, 1784. Artist: James Heath

A Native of Sandwich Sound, 1784. Artist: James Heath
A Native of Sandwich Sound, 1784. After William Ellis (1747-1810). From An Authentic Narrative of a Voyage performed by Captain Cook and Captain Clerke

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Cook Told The Maoris That He Had Come To Set A Mark Upon Their Islands, c1908, (c1920)

Cook Told The Maoris That He Had Come To Set A Mark Upon Their Islands, c1908, (c1920). James Cook (1728-1779) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Kamehameha Statue, Honolulu, Hawaii, c1920

Kamehameha Statue, Honolulu, Hawaii, c1920
Kamehameha I (c1758-1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands formally establishing the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Two Natives Dispute Captain Cooks Landing, 1904

Two Natives Dispute Captain Cooks Landing, 1904
Two Natives Dispute Captain Cooks Landing. James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform. Cook made three voyages of discovery

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain James Cook, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935

Captain James Cook, taken from a series of cigarette cards, 1935
Captain James Cook. From the painting by John Webber, R. A. at the National Portrait Gallery. Taken from a series of cigarette cards entitled Celebrities of British History produced by Carreas Ltd

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879

Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cooks statue, Australia, 1928

Captain Cooks statue, Australia, 1928. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Australia, 2nd series

Background imageCaptain James Collection: A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook, c1773

A Human Sacrifice in a Morai, in Otaheite; in the presence of Captain Cook, c1773. Captain James Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain James Cook, 18th century British navigator and explorer

Captain James Cook, 18th century British navigator and explorer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world. Cook made three voyages of discovery

Background imageCaptain James Collection: A Man and Woman of Nootka Sound, c1776-1779. Artist: J Dadley

A Man and Woman of Nootka Sound, c1776-1779. Artist: J Dadley
A Man and Woman of Nootka Sound, c1776-1779. Natives from the west coast of what is now Canada, as seen by members of Captain Cooks expedition in 1776-1779

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Inside of a House in Oonalashka, c1776-1779. Artist: Walker

Inside of a House in Oonalashka, c1776-1779. Artist: Walker
Inside of a House in Oonalashka, c1776-1779. The interior of a native American dwelling in what is now known as Alaska, as seen by members of Captain Cooks expedition in 1776-1779

Background imageCaptain James Collection: The first landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod

The first landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
The first landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Botany Bay is a bay near Sydney. It is the place where Captain Cook made his first landfall in Australia in 1770

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. Artist: W Macleod

Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. These items are now in the Sydney Museum. Captain James Cook, British naval officer and explorer, made three voyages of discovery between 1768 and 1779

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod

Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Monument to Captain James Cook, British naval officer and explorer, who claimed Australia for Britain after making landfall at Botany Bay near

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Sir Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist, (1886). Artist: W Macleod

Sir Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist, (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Sir Joseph Banks, English naturalist and botanist, (1886). Banks (1743-1820) took part in Captain James Cooks first great voyage of discovery (1768-1771)

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Burial of Captain Cooks remains at sea, 1779 (1886)

Burial of Captain Cooks remains at sea, 1779 (1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Background imageCaptain James Collection: The Endeavour on the reef, Australia, 1770 (1886)

The Endeavour on the reef, Australia, 1770 (1886). The Endeavour, commanded by Captain James Cook ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef on 10 June 1770

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cooks landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886

Captain Cooks landing place, Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1886. Botany Bay is a bay near Sydney where James Cook made his first landfall on Australian soil in 1770

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cook claims Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1770 (1886)

Captain Cook claims Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1770 (1886). James Cook proclaiming New South Wales a British possession after landing there on his first voyage of discovery

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Artist: W Macleod

Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Artist: W Macleod
Natives opposing Captain Cooks landing, Australia, 1770 (1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I, by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886)

Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Cook (1728-1779) claimed Australia for Britain after he arrived there in 1770 on the first of this three voyages of

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cook sighting the Glasshouse Mountains, 1770, (Queensland, Australia, 1886)

Captain Cook sighting the Glasshouse Mountains, 1770, (Queensland, Australia, 1886). Artist: Julian Ashton
Captain Cook sighting the Glasshouse Mountains, 1770, (Queensland, Australia, 1886). Wood engraving from Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol II, by Andrew Garran

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Sir J Banks, 19th century. Artist: CE Wagstaff

Sir J Banks, 19th century. Artist: CE Wagstaff
Sir J Banks, 19th century. Sir Joseph Banks, (1743-1820) was the English naturalist and botanist on Cooks first great voyage (1768-1771) and some 75 species bear Banks name

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Captain Cook, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven

Captain Cook, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Captain Cook, 19th century. James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Artist: Jacques Etienne Victor Arago

Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Artist: Jacques Etienne Victor Arago
Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Captain James Cook, (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and cartographer was killed by inhabitants of Hawaii during his third voyage of discovery

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Artist: W Woollett

Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Artist: W Woollett
Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Captain Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man

Background imageCaptain James Collection: Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778

Natives of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaii, slaughtering swine before Captain Cook, c1778. Captain James Cook, the famed navigator and hydrographer, transformed our knowledge of the Pacific region

Background imageCaptain James 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 James 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 James 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 James 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 James 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 James 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 James 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 James 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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