Cook Islands

During his stay on the island, Cook charted Tahiti's coast which took him 5 days in a pinnace (a small boat brought for local exploration), and as this chart taken from his original ...

Made after Cook's discovery of the island group on 4 September 1774, which he named New Caledonia.

Each boat has a small structure on a platform for storage of supplies or to provide the crew shelter from the elements. Captain Cook discovered the islands of Tonga in October, 1773 ...

It is a prominent headland on the northeastern coast of New Zealand's North Island. Captain Cook chose the name on his first voyage to New Zealand in 1769 because of the similarity o...

As the first European known to have reached the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, Cook's arrival marked a pivotal moment in Hawaiian history.

This engraving depicts an outdoor ceremony in Tonga to honor the visit by Captain Cook from May 1st to 14th, 1777. A dance performance by bare-chested women is taking place to welcom...

Detailed map of New Zealand showing the route of Captain Cook's first voyage. With inset maps of the Coromandel Peninsula, The Cook Straight, The Bay of Islands and Toglaga Bay.

Title: "A View in the Island of Huaheine with Representations of the Ewharrano Eatua or House of God" Description: This engraving, drawn from the 1784-86 publication "A New, Authent...

This engraving depicts an outdoor ceremony in Tonga to honor the visit by Captain Cook from May 1st to 14th, 1777. A dance performance by 15 men is taking place to welcome Cook and h...

The islands were named after John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, by Cook.

View of Possession Bay, on the north coast of South Georgia, an island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Captain James Cook circumnavigated the island in 1775 and made the first landing.

"On May 2 1777 the expedition reached Nomuka and anchored in the harbour on the north side of the island, which Cook had already used in June 1774.

The entertainment was provided for Cook and his crew on the beach upon his arrival on the Island.

The engraving includes a prominent rock formation, skeletal remains, and a glimpse of two figures on the right, emphasizing the remote and desolate environment of the island. Easter...

As documents from the Offshore leaks revealed at least 20 trusts and 10 holding companies were set up for Rothschild in the Cook Islands, with typically opaque names including, fitti...

This work was included in the published account of Captain James Cook's third voyage, which is a significant historical record of the explorations of the Pacific Ocean and its island...

Cassini issued this map in his 1798 atlas to illustrate the discoveries made by James Cook. Cook was the first to accurately chart the Alaskan coastline and provide a detailed mappin...

His discovery led to the subsequent 1st voyage of then Lieutenant James Cook who was sent in 1769 by the British Admiralty to observe the transit of Venus across the sun at what is n...

Engraving by Rennoldson (18th Century British School) with nice decorative border. 1) A Remarkable Animal Found on One of the Hope Islands in Capt Cook's First Voyage. 2) The Va...

It is likely from a work related to the voyages of Captain James Cook mission to the Pacific Islands in the late 18th century.