James Cook

James Cook was a British explorer of the Pacific.

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  by William Hodges

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  Official portrait from the National Maritime Museum

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  Black and white version of the official portrait as it appeared in his published journal

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  The death of Cook

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  Resolution and Adventure with fishing craft in Matavai Bay, painted by William Hodges in 1776, shows the two ships of Commander James Cook's second voyage of exploration in the Pacific at anchor in Tahiti.

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  The routes of James Cook

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  First journey of Cook with native names

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  Chart of Newfoundland made by Cook and Michael Lane

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  Captain James Cook, Sir Joseph Banks, Lord Sandwich, Dr Daniel Solander and Dr John Hawkesworth by John Hamilton Mortimer

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  The inscription which is placed on the back of the Captain James Cook memorial in Waimea, Hawaii.

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  Waimea, Hawaii on the island of Kauai, as seen from the ocean. Waimea was Captain James Cook's first landing point in Hawaii in 1778.

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  Captain Cook's cottage, Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia. The cottage was shipped to Australia and erected in 1934.

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  Statue of Captain James Cook at Admiralty Arch, London.

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  Close-up of statue of Captain James Cook at Admiralty Arch, London.

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  James Cook's signature