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The death of Captain Cook, 1785, John Webber |
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| Description | John Webber (1752-1794), British expedition artist and draughtsman to Captain Cook's third expedition in 1776. Webber produced the most complete pictorial illustration of any of Cook's voyages. This scene shows the violent confrontation between Cook's officers and men on the beach at Kealakekua Bay in the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands which lead to the death of Cook on 14th February 1779. Hand-coloured engraving. Gift of Horace Fildes, 1937. |
| Created by | Te Papa |
| Region | Wellington |
| Licensed for ? | Map, Wall, |
| Postcard | No |
| Tags | John Webber Kapene Kuki paper ink colonialism watercolour engraving violence confrontation death crowd settler 1770s Captain Cook European ship native Hawaii island coast boat palm tree |
Godley Head and HMNZS Resolution, Lyttelton Harbour, Canterbury, New Zealand, 18 August 2005
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John Martin's Fountain, Union Bank corner, circa 1877, Bragge, James (photographer)
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Eudyptula minor variabilis, Little Penguin
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Notoclinops segmentatus (McCulloch & Phillipps, 1923), blue-eyed triplefin, 6 Jun 1921 (Date Collected)
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Galaxias gracilis McDowall, 1967, dwarf inanga, 23 Mar 1965 (Date Collected)
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Chlamdoselachus anguineus garmon, 1884, frill shark
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Barbourisia rufa Parr, 1945, red whalefish, 30 Jun 1994 (Date Collected)
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