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Captain James Cook, 18th century English naval officer and explorer. Artist: Unknown

Captain James Cook, 18th century English naval officer 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. On the first he observed the transit of Venus and charted the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia, claiming them for Britain, and on the second he explored the Southern Ocean. The main objective of his last voyage was to find a northern sea passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He was killed when a fight broke out with natives in Hawaii.
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Captain James Cook, 18th century English naval officer and explorer. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Captain James Cook, 18th century English naval officer 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. On the first he observed the transit of Venus and charted the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia, claiming them for Britain, and on the second he explored the Southern Ocean. The main objective of his last voyage was to find a northern sea passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He was killed when a fight broke out with natives in Hawaii.
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Album / Historisk Bildbyrå / Mustang media / Heritage Images
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Image size:
3235 x 4367 px | 40.4 MB
Print size:
27.4 x 37.0 cm | 10.8 x 14.6 in (300 dpi)
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