Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Artist: Jacques Etienne Victor Arago

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Death of Captain Cook, 1779 (c1819). Captain James Cook, (1728-1779), English explorer, navigator and cartographer was killed by inhabitants of Hawaii during his third voyage of discovery. Found in the collection of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu.

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Location: World,North and Central America,United States,Hawaii
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