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Dodd, D P, fl 1785 :The death of Captn. Cook at the Sandwich Islands 1779. [ca 1785]
- Date
- 1785
- By
- Webber, John, 1751-1793; Dodd, D P, active 1784-1785
- Reference
- A-451-015
- Description
Shows a scene in which Captain Cook has already been killed, and is being dragged away from the water's edge by two Hawaiian men, in a face-down position. He appears to be dressed entirely in white. A number of Hawaiians seem to be fighting over the dagger with which he has been stabbed. Cook's men, on board a rowboat just offshore, are helping others who have fled the scene into the boat
Possibly derived from Webber's drawing of 'The death of Captain Cook', engraved by Bartozolli and Byrne (ref C-36-010), with considerable alterations
Other Titles - Captain Cook
Extended Title - From: Manners & customs of nations, p.498, pl.53
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Copper engraving, 75 x 130 mm, on sheet 96 x 168 mm
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Various artists :[Profile, half- and full-portraits of Captain James Cook, including one of him as a young man, as well as a number of depictions of his death at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii. 1759-1880, 1925]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Engravings, Conjectural works, Copper engraving, 75 x 130 mm, on sheet 96 x 168 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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Webber, John, 1751-1793. Dodd, D P, fl 1785 :The death of Captn. Cook at the Sandwich Islands 1779. [ca 1785]. Various artists :[Profile, half- and full-portraits of Captain James Cook, including one of him as a young man, as well as a number of depictions of his death at Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii. 1759-1880, 1925]. Ref: A-451-015. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/30627787More information can be found in our terms of use.