Image of Representation of the Murder of Captain Cook at O-Why-ee, from by English School, (18th century)

Representation of the Murder of Captain Cook at O-Why-ee, from the Journal of Captain Cook's...

IMAGE number: BL3714939
Image title: Representation of the Murder of Captain Cook at O-Why-ee, from the Journal of Captain Cook's Last Voyage to the Pacific Ocean, on Discovery...' by John Rickman, 1781 (engraving)
Artist: English School, (18th century) / English
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: engraving
Date: 1781 AD (C18th AD)

Image description: Captain James Cook FRS (1728-79) British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Captain Cook killed on 14 February 1779 in Kealakekua Bay, The Hawaiians greeted Cook and his men by hurling rocks; they then stole a small cutter vessel from the Discovery. Negotiations with King Kalaniopuu for the return of the cutter collapsed after a lesser Hawaiian chief was shot to death and a mob of Hawaiians descended on Cook’s party. The captain and his men fired on the angry Hawaiians, but they were soon overwhelmed, and only a few managed to escape to the safety of the Resolution. Captain Cook himself was killed by the mob. A few days later, the Englishmen retaliated by firing their cannons and muskets at the shore, killing some 30 Hawaiians. The Resolution and Discovery eventually returned to England.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: Germany / Europe / United Kingdom / voyage of captain cook / pacific / expedition / 18th / journey / voyage / conflict / exploration / captain / death / ocean / British / cook / explorer / exploring / cartographer / english / Hawaiʻi / Kalaniʻōpuʻu / hawaii

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