The Death of Captain Cook. To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain & c. This Plate representing The Death of Captain Cook is humbly inscribed. By their Lordship's most obedient and devoted Servant, John Webber
by [Cook, James] John Webber; F. Bartolozzi ; W. Byrne
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- first
- Condition
- Very good condition
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: W. Byrne, No. 79 Titchfield Street & J. Webber, No. 312 Oxford St., 1784. First printing. Print. Very good condition. The separately published image by Webber of one of the iconic images of the 18th century. Cook, already a successful navigator, was immortalized after his death at the hands of Hawaiian natives at Karakakoa Bay. Cook had spent two months on the Big Island in 1779 and was well received, the natives believing he was a god. When he was forced to return due to a damaged mast, he was viewed as a mortal who had already sorely stretched the supplies of the Hawaiians. It is also thought that his handling of the natives was uncharacteristically brusque, leading to conjecture that this consummate traveler's judgment was somehow impaired. Copper engraving, published as the Act Directs 1st Jan. 1784, by J. Webber, No. 312, Oxford Street, and W. Byrne, No. 19, Titchfield Street, London. 22 3/4 x 18 1/4" image size. A very crisp impression on laid, watermarked paper. Without the impression mark, with an archival border added to aid in framing. A very nice copy of an important separately published engraving.
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- Seller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 22690
- Title
- The Death of Captain Cook. To the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain & c. This Plate representing The Death of Captain Cook is humbly inscribed. By their Lordship's most obedient and devoted Servant, John Webber
- Author
- [Cook, James] John Webber; F. Bartolozzi ; W. Byrne
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Publisher
- W. Byrne, No. 79 Titchfield Street & J. Webber, No. 312 Oxford St.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1784
- Bookseller catalogs
- HAWAII; EXPLORATION; COOK, JAMES; AUSTRALIA;
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Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
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