Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Artist: Unknown

Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Artist: Unknown

1-218-499 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Cook (1728-1779) claimed Australia for Britain after he arrived there in 1770 on the first of this three voyages of discovery. Wood engraving from 'Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, Vol I', by Andrew Garran, illustrated under the supervision of Frederic B Schell, (Picturesque Atlas Publishing Co, 1886).


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Captain James Cook: British: Naval captain, navigator, explorer, sailor
People Related
  1. Frederic B Schell: American: Artist, painter and illustrator
  2. Andrew Garran: : Author, writer

Medium
  1. Engraving
  2. Wood engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel

Science & Nature Discovery & Exploration


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3549x4922
File Size : 51,177kb


Aliases

  1. 0580004850
  1. 1-218-499
  1. 1218499
  1. 4850

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