Four images of Islands in Polynesia, 1. Harvey's Isle 2. Palmerston Isle 3. Turtle Isle 4. Savage Isle
This engraving, after drawings by artist William Hodges, is from the account of Cook's second voyage, 1772-75, [not, as previously stated here Hawkesworth's account of the first, published in 1773].
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.
William Hodges (1744-1797) joined Cook's second expedition to the South Pacific as a draughtsman 1772-75 and was employed by the Admiralty in finishing his drawings.
Mounted in album with PAI2055-PAI2099, PAI2101-PAI2127.
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.
William Hodges (1744-1797) joined Cook's second expedition to the South Pacific as a draughtsman 1772-75 and was employed by the Admiralty in finishing his drawings.
Mounted in album with PAI2055-PAI2099, PAI2101-PAI2127.