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The landing of Captain Cook at Middleburg, Friendly Islands.
The painting portrays the initial establishment of a contact between peoples of different cultures; the British Navy and the inhabitants of...
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A party from HMS
Resolution
shooting sea horses.
The 'Resolution' was fitted out for Cook's second voyage at Deptford with the most advanced navigational aids of the day, including a Gregory Azimuth...
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Vaitepiha Bay, Tahiti
, by William Hodges.
This bay was the location of Cook's first anchorage in Tahiti. Hodges has painted a scene suggesting harmony and tranquillity. Nothing appears to...
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The loss of the
Luxborough Galley, by John Cleveley the Elder.
The 'Luxborough Galley', captained by William Kellaway, carried slaves for the South Sea Company. She left England in October 1725 for Cabinda in...
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