Hawaii Gallery

Captain Cook killed by Hawaiian natives, 1779

Death of English explorer Captain James Cook in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii), 1779.
Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting

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1775 Captain James Cook explorer

James Cook, Captain of HMS Barc Endeavour (b. 7th November 1728 - d. 14th February 1779). Steel engraving by E. Scriven 1833 with later hand colouring, after the painting by N. Dance 1775/6 in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Dance's painting was considered "an excellent likeness" at the time. Explorer, navigator and cartographer, Cook's voyages to the South Seas were the foremost scientific explorations of the 18th century. He was accompanied on his first voyage by botanist (and later President of the Royal Society) Joseph Banks who commissioned the painting upon which this engraving is based. His crew became the first Europeans to see Australia's eastern shore. During later voyages he looked for the Antarctic continent and searched for the northwest passage, charting and discovering islands as he went. He was killed while ashore in Hawaii during a dispute with its inhabitants

© This image is Paul D. Stewart 2009. Do not reproduce without permission of the photographer at Stewartpauld@aol.com

Green Sea Turtle - at waters surface

TOM-205
Green Sea Turtle - at water's surface
Pacific Ocean, Hawaii
Chelonia mydas
Tom & Pat Leeson
Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

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