IMAGO International History, Antarctic Expeditions, James Cook, First Crossing of the Arctic Circle 1772-1775

Sep 23, 2020

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COOK James Logbook of Captain James COOK 1728 1779 Entered January 2, 1774, the crew is in Antarctica Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH419475
ALASKA 18th century Snug Corner Cove, Alaska, with the ships Resolution and Discovery Illustration by John Webber 1751 1793 made during Cooks third voyage, between 1777 and 1779 18th, 18th century Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH411805
COOK James The Ship Resolution Illustration by John Webber 1751 1793 made during Cooks 3rd voyage, between 1776 and 1780 Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH410580
COOK James The Ship Resolution Illustration by John Webber 1751 1793 made during Cooks 3rd voyage, between 1776 and 1780 Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH410579
COOKS TRIPS Reception by Captain James Cook aboard the ship Resolution of the naturals of the Detroit of Queen Charlotte New Zealand Anonymous illustration for Voyage by James COOK 1728 1779 reprinted in 1841 in Voyages around the World by William SMITH Credit Coll Jonas KHARBINE TAPABOR KH257302
Voyages of COOK Trombe de mer appear near New Zealand Anonymous illustration for Navigazioni di Cook pel grande oceano e interno al globo Voyage of Captain Cook by James COOK 1728 1779 published in Milan in 1816 18th century, 18th century, 18th century, 18th century Credit Collection Grob KHARBINE TAPABOR KH155295
COOK Work Cooks ship fails at the estuary of the Endeavour River Illustration drawn from Maps and figures of Captain COOKs voyages 1728 1779, 1774 edition 18th, 18th, 18th century Credit JEAN VIGNE KHARBINE TAPABOR KH129999
COOK James Biography The British explorer and navigator James COOK 1728 1779 during an expedition to New Zealand Discovery of New Zealand in the 18th century Advertising Chromo late 19 s Credit Kharbine Tapabor KH27422
Captain James Cook s (1728-1779) second voyage 1771-1775 in which he circumnaviagated the globe in Resolute . View among the Antarctic icebergs on 9 January, 1773. Engraving. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0510010690
Arctic Expeditions from British and foreign shores - The Resolution and Discovery UnitedArchives01241767
Resolution and Adventure at anchor in Matavai Bay in Tahiti Painting by William Hodges William Hodges (October 28, 1744 - March 6, 1797) was a British painter. He was a member of James Cook s second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, and the Antarctic. Â UnitedArchives01027812
The Adventure (in the foreground) and the Resolution taking on ice to be melted for drinking water. The location is latitude 61 degrees south of the Equator, during Cook s first venture in to the Antarctic. Watercolour by William Hodges. UnitedArchives00803322
The Resolution passing to windward of a giant iceberg, having just become the first ship to sail south of the Antarctic Circle UnitedArchives00803319
Detail of The Resolution beating through the ice, with The Discovery in the most imminent danger in the distance by John Webber, (1752-1793). Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 38. The Resolution was responsible for some remarkable feats and was to prove one of the great ships of history. She was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle (17 January 1773) and crossed twice more on the voyage. The third crossing on 3 February 1774, was the deepest penetration. As a consequence the Resolution was instrumental in proving Dalrymple s Terra Australis Incognita (Southern Continent) to be a myth. On his third voyage, Captain James Cook in the Resolution crossed the Arctic Circle on 17 August 1778. Charles Clerke, who took over the command after Cook s tragic death again crossed it on 19 July 1779. The Resolution impressed Cook greatly and he called her the ship of my UnitedArchives0965317
Tahiti Revisited, by William Hodges (English Painter, 1744-1797). Hodges was a member of James Cook s second voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and is best known for the sketches and paintings of locations he visited on that voyage, including Table Bay, Tahiti, Easter Island, and the Antarctic. Hodges accompanied Cook to the Pacific as the expedition s artist in 1772-1775. From Darwin and the Beagle by Alan Moorhead pages 220-221. Local Caption Colour Medium Format Transparency UnitedArchives0651814
Captain James Cook (1728-1779), by Nathaniel Dance (1735 -1811) c.1775. From Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 36. James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, and map maker. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which large areas were accurately charted, and several islands and coastlines recorded for the first time on European maps. His most notable accomplishments were the British discovery and claiming of the east coast of Australia, the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first circumnavigation and mapping of New Zealand. Local Caption Colour Medium Format Transparency !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives0649185
Detail of the Resolution beating through the ice, by John Webber, (1752-1793). Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 38. The Resolution was responsible for some remarkable feats and was to prove one of the significant historical ships. She was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle (17 January 1773) and crossed twice more on the voyage. As a consequence the Resolution was instrumental in proving Dalrymple s Terra Australis Incognita (Southern Continent) to be a myth. On his third voyage, Captain James Cook crossed the Arctic Circle in the Resolution on 17th August 1778. Charles Clerke, who took over the command after Cook s tragic death, crossed it again on 19 July 1779. Colour Medium Format Transparency UnitedArchives0649182
A plan of the Resolution. James Cook undertook his second circum navigation of the world in the Resolution in 1772. The Resolution was responsible for some remarkable feats and was to prove one of the great ships of history. She was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle (17 January 1773) and crossed twice more on the voyage. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron. Local Caption Mono Print UnitedArchives0649143
A pen and wash sketch showing the Resolution en route for the Antarctic, by William Hodges (1744-1797), the artist who accompanied Captain Cook. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron, page 35. James Cook undertook his second circum navigation of the world in the Resolution in 1772. The Resolution was responsible for some remarkable feats and was to prove one of the great ships of history. She was the first ship to cross the Antarctic Circle (17 January 1773) and crossed twice more on the voyage. Local Caption Mono Print UnitedArchives0649139
Detail of the journal for 17 January 1773 in Cook s own hand. Captain James Cook (1728-1779), was a British explorer, navigator and map maker. His most notable achievements were the British discovery and claiming of the east coast of Australia, the European discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, and the first circumnavigation and mapping of Newfoundland and New Zealand. Antarctica: The Last Continent by Ian Cameron page 47. Local Caption Exploration 1 Mono Print UnitedArchives0542024

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COOK James Logbook of Captain James COOK 1728 1779 Entered January 2, 1774, the crew is in Antarctica Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH419475

ALASKA 18th century Snug Corner Cove, Alaska, with the ships Resolution and Discovery Illustration by John Webber 1751 1793 made during Cooks third voyage, between 1777 and 1779 18th, 18th century Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH411805

COOK James The Ship Resolution Illustration by John Webber 1751 1793 made during Cooks 3rd voyage, between 1776 and 1780 Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH410580

COOK James The Ship Resolution Illustration by John Webber 1751 1793 made during Cooks 3rd voyage, between 1776 and 1780 Credit Collection British Library KHARBINE TAPABOR KH410579

COOKS TRIPS Reception by Captain James Cook aboard the ship Resolution of the naturals of the Detroit of Queen Charlotte New Zealand Anonymous illustration for Voyage by James COOK 1728 1779 reprinted in 1841 in Voyages around the World by William SMITH Credit Coll Jonas KHARBINE TAPABOR KH257302

COOK Work Cooks ship fails at the estuary of the Endeavour River Illustration drawn from Maps and figures of Captain COOKs voyages 1728 1779, 1774 edition 18th, 18th, 18th century Credit JEAN VIGNE KHARBINE TAPABOR KH129999

COOK James Biography The British explorer and navigator James COOK 1728 1779 during an expedition to New Zealand Discovery of New Zealand in the 18th century Advertising Chromo late 19 s Credit Kharbine Tapabor KH27422

Captain James Cook s (1728-1779) second voyage 1771-1775 in which he circumnaviagated the globe in Resolute . View among the Antarctic icebergs on 9 January, 1773. Engraving. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchives0510010690

Arctic Expeditions from British and foreign shores - The Resolution and Discovery UnitedArchives01241767

The Adventure (in the foreground) and the Resolution taking on ice to be melted for drinking water. The location is latitude 61 degrees south of the Equator, during Cook s first venture in to the Antarctic. Watercolour by William Hodges. UnitedArchives00803322

The Resolution passing to windward of a giant iceberg, having just become the first ship to sail south of the Antarctic Circle UnitedArchives00803319