James Cook (1728-1779) English navigator, hydrographer and explorer stabbed to death by Hawaiian natives while investigating the theft of a boat, 14 February 1779. Engraving from 'Captain Cook's Original Voyages Round the World' (Woodbridge, c1815).

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James Cook (1728-1779) English navigator, hydrographer and explorer stabbed to death by Hawaiian natives while investigating the theft of a boat, 14 February 1779. Engraving from 'Captain Cook's Original Voyages Round the World' (Woodbridge, c1815).

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