Sujet
'Captain Cook observes an Offering, Sandwich Islands', 1778-1779 (19th century). Artist: Angelo Biasioli
Légende
'Captain Cook observes an Offering, Sandwich Islands', 1778-1779 (19th century). James Cook (1728-1779) became the first European to visit the Hawaiian Islands when he arrived there in January 1778. He named the islands after the Earl of Sandwich, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time. After exploring and charting the west coast of North America and attempting, unsuccessfully, to pass through the Bering Strait, Cook returned to Hawaii in 1779. On February he was killed when a dispute with a group of islanders over the theft of one of the expedition's boats got out of hand and resulted in violence.
Historica Graphica Collection
Date
1839
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection
Notre référence
HRM19D59_222
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,6Mo (3,7Mo) / 45,1cm x 28,1cm / 5330 x 3315 (300dpi)