News. D.N.A. tests show that bone, part of an OZ exhibit, and said to be from Capt. Cook's leg, may be from a sea mammal. 19 May, 2004

News. D.N.A. tests show that bone, part of an OZ exhibit, and said to be from Capt. Cook's leg, may be from a sea mammal. 19 May, 2004
Date
2004
Reference
DCDL-0004179
Description

Shows Captain Cook on a beach with seal flippers instead of legs. In the background is the sea and a sailing ship. Refers to the discovery with DNA testing that a piece of bone thought to be from Captain Cook's leg is in fact from a sea mammal.

Published in Shipping Gazette

Arrangement: This cartoon file was originally delivered to the library within a sub-folder called 'SG'

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Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]
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News. D.N.A. tests show that bone, part of an OZ exhibit, and said to be from Capt. Cook's leg, may be from a sea mammal. 19 May, 2004. Smith, Ashley W, 1948- :[Digital cartoons published in the Shipping Gazette, MG Business, or Presto]. Ref: DCDL-0004179. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22858627

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