Chart of the Friendly Islands
This chart is in John Hawkesworth's account (1773) of the voyages of Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks and Captain John Byron.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the Pacific (with the ships Endeavour, Resolution, Adventure, and Discovery) and did more than any other voyager to explore the Pacific and Southern Ocean. Cook not only encountered Pacific cultures for the first time, but also assembled the first large-scale collections of Pacific objects to be brought back to Europe. He was killed in Hawaii in 1779.
The Friendly Isles, now known as Tonga, were so named because of the convivial reception afforded to Captain Cook on his arrival in 1773.
Mounted in album with PAI2055-PAI2073, PAI2075-PAI2127.; No.18.
Captain James Cook (1728-1779) made three separate voyages to the Pacific (with the ships Endeavour, Resolution, Adventure, and Discovery) and did more than any other voyager to explore the Pacific and Southern Ocean. Cook not only encountered Pacific cultures for the first time, but also assembled the first large-scale collections of Pacific objects to be brought back to Europe. He was killed in Hawaii in 1779.
The Friendly Isles, now known as Tonga, were so named because of the convivial reception afforded to Captain Cook on his arrival in 1773.
Mounted in album with PAI2055-PAI2073, PAI2075-PAI2127.; No.18.
For more information about using images from our Collection, please contact RMG Images.