The Life of Captain James Cook
Illustrations
Illustrations
Frontispiece
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1. Portrait of Captain James Cook, by Nathaniel Dance, 1776. In colour Oil painting in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Between Pages 80 and 81
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2. Whitby harbour in the mid-eighteenth century Water-colour drawing by unknown artist. Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society.
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3. ‘Draught of the Bay and Harbour of Gaspee’, 1758 Cook's first published map. B.M. Maps K.Mar VII 2(5).
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4. ‘Plan of the Harbour of Great and Little St Laurence’ By Cook. Inset in a chart of the south coast of Newfoundland, 1765. Ministry of Defence, Hydrographic Department, Taunton, C58/71.
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5. Portrait of Sir Hugh Palliser, by George Dance Oil painting in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
Between Pages 256 and 257
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6. Portrait of Joseph Banks, after Benjamin West, 1773 Mezzotint engraving by J. R. Smith. The original by West is not now known.
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(a) ‘A View of part of the West Side of Georges Island’ [Tahiti] Drawing by Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 8.
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(b) ‘The West Elevation of the Fort’ [at Point Venus, Matavai Bay] Drawing by Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 8.
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(a) ‘A Plan of Royal or Matavie Bay in Georges Island’ [Tahiti] Drawing by Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 8.
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(b) Peaks of Matavai Bay Pen and wash drawing by Parkinson. B.M. Add. Ms 7345, fol. 44v.
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9. Fortified pa on arched rock, Mercury Bay Drawing by Cook, after a drawing by Parkinson. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 25.
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10. The watering-place in Tolaga Bay Drawing by Cook, after a drawing by Parkinson. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 21.
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(a) The Endeavour at sea Drawing by Parkinson. B.M. Add. Ms 9345, fol. 16v.
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(b) The hull of the Endeavour Drawing by Parkinson. B.M. Add. Ms 9345, fol. 57.
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12. ‘New Zealand War Canoe. The crew bidding defiance to the Ships Company’ Drawing by Spöring. B.M. Add. Ms 23920, fol. 48.
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13. ‘A Chart of New Zeland or the Islands of Aeheinomouwe and Tovypoenammu lying in the South Sea’ By Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 17.
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14. Entry in Cook's Journal, 16 August 1770 From the original in the National Library of Australia, Canberra.
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(a) The reef where the Endeavour struck, 11 June 1770 Detail from ‘Chart of Part of the Sea Coast of New South Wales’. By Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 39.
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(b) ‘A Plan of the entrance of Endeavour River’ By Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 7085, fol. 42.
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16. The Endeavour being careened Engraving by W. Byrne after Parkinson.
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17. ‘A Map of the Southern Hemisphere’ By Cook; showing his proposed route by a strong continuous line (yellow in the original). Mitchell Library, Sydney.
Facing Page 296
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18. The Resolution. In colour Water-colour drawing by Henry Roberts. Mitchell Library, Sydney, D11, no. 14.
Between Pages 432 and 433
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(a) Portrait of Captain Tobias Furneaux, by James Northcote, 1776 Oil painting, in the possession of the Earl of Birkenhead.
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(b) Reinhold and George Forster at Tahiti, after J. F. Rigaud Engraving by D. Beyel.
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20. Portrait of Captain Cook, after William Hodges, 1777 Engraving by J. Basire. The original by Hodges is not now known.
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21. The ships watering by taking in ice, in 61°S Water-colour drawing by Hodges. Mitchell Library, Sydney, D 11, no. 26.
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22. ‘Dusky Bay in New Zeland 1773’ Unsigned plan, probably by Cook. B.M. Add. Ms 31360, fol. 56.
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23. ‘Family in Dusky Bay, New Zeland’ Engraving by Lerperniere after Hodges.
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24. ‘The Fleet of Otaheite assembled at Oparee’ Engraving by W. Woollett after Hodges.
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(a) Portrait of Omai, after William Hodges Engraving by J. Caldwall.
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(b) Portrait of O-Hedidee [Odiddy], after William Hodges Engraving by J. Caldwall.
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26. The Resolution off the South Sandwich Islands Pen and wash drawing by Joseph Gilbert, in his Log. Public Record Office, Adm 55/107, fol. 205.
Facing Page 496
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27. Portrait of Captain Charles Clerke, by Nathaniel Dance, 1776. In colour Oil painting in Government House, Wellington, New Zealand.
Between Pages 560 and 561
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28. Portrait of the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, by Thomas Gainsborough Oil painting in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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29. Stählin's map of Russian discoveries, 1774. In An Account of the New Northern Archipelago (London, 1774), by Jacob von Stählin.
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(a) Portrait of Captain James King, after Samuel Shelley Medallion engraving by L. Hogg
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(b) Portrait of Captain John Gore, by John Webber, 1780 Oil painting in the National Library of Australia, Canberra, Nan-Kivell Collection, 3680.
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31. Christmas Harbour, Kerguelen's Land Water-colour drawing by William Ellis. National Library of Australia, Canberra, NanKivell Collection 53P.
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32. ‘Cook's interview with Natives in Adventure Bay, Van Diemen's Land, 29 January 1777’ Unsigned drawing. Ministry of Defence, Naval Library, London.
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33. Cook in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand Water-colour drawing by Webber. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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34. A Tongan Dance Drawing by Webber. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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35. ‘A Human Sacrifice, in a Morai, in Otaheite’ Drawing by Webber, B.M. Add. Ms 15513, fol. 16.
Between Pages 672 and 673
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36. Portrait of Poetua, by John Webber Oil painting in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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37. The Resolution at anchor in Nootka Sound Drawing by Webber. B.M. Add. Ms 15514, fol. 10.
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38. ‘Chart of part of the Nw Coast of America. Explored by Capt. J. Cook in 1778’ By Cook. Showing the track and discoveries of the Resolution and Discovery, 7 March-3 October 1778. Public Record Office, Adm 1/1612 (Mpi 83).
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39. The ships in the ice off Icy Cape, 18 August 1778 Drawing by Webber. Peabody Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
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40. Meeting with the Chukchi at St Lawrence Bay Drawing by Webber. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
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41. ‘An Offering before Capt. Cook in the Sandwich Islands’ Engraving by S. Middiman and J. Hall after Webber.
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42. Kealakekua Bay with the ships at anchor Unsigned drawing, possibly by William Ellis. Public Record Office, Museum Mpm 44.
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43. Mrs Elizabeth Cook Oil painting by unknown artist. Mitchell Library, Sydney.
Facing Page 697
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44. Portrait of Captain Cook, by John Webber, 1776. In colour Oil painting in the National Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.