Webber, John 1751-1793 :The death of Captain Cook. Drawn by J. Webber; the figures engraved by F. Bartolozzi, R. A.; the landscape by W. Byrne. London published 1 July 1785 by W. Byrne ... & J Webber

Webber, John 1751-1793 :The death of Captain Cook. Drawn by J. Webber; the figures engraved by F. Bartolozzi, R. A.; the landscape by W. Byrne. London published 1 July 1785 by W. Byrne ... & J Webber
Date
1785 - 1779
By
Bartolozzi, Francesco, 1727-1815; Webber, John, 1751-1793; Byrne, William, 1743-1805
Reference
C-036-010
Description

Captain Cook, standing centre right, being stabbed in the back by a Hawaiian man, with other sailors and Hawaiians on the land and yet more in a small boat at the water's edge. There are coconut palms beyond the group of Hawaiians and sailors, and cliffs in the background. An outrigger canoe is in the right foreground.

The Library holds another copy of this engraving in a collection of uncatalogued bound plates from Cook's voyages in the Rare Books collection.

Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).

Physical Description: Engraving, black and white 425 x 575 mm (image)

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Format
1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Portraits, Engraving, black and white 425 x 575 mm (image)
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