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Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770.

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery. On the first he observed the transit of Venus and charted the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia, claiming them for Britain, and on the second he explored the Southern Ocean. The main objective of his last voyage was to find a northern sea passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He was killed when a fight broke out with natives in Hawaii. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770.
Captain James Cook taking possession of New South Wales in the name of the British Crown, 1770. James Cook (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, made three voyages of discovery. On the first he observed the transit of Venus and charted the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia, claiming them for Britain, and on the second he explored the Southern Ocean. The main objective of his last voyage was to find a northern sea passage between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. He was killed when a fight broke out with natives in Hawaii. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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Credit:
Print Collector / Contributor
Editorial #:
463921683
Collection:
Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1770
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Source:
Hulton Archive
Barcode:
390005841
Object name:
1155425
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5535 x 3153 px (46.86 x 26.70 cm) - 300 dpi - 9 MB