1774
James Cook at Vatoa, 1774
What we know
- On his second voyage, in HMS Resolution, James Cook visited Vatoa in southern Lau in 1774.
- It was a brief visit; Cook did not reach the main islands of Fiji.
Pictures in this chapter
Hodges, William, 1744-1797 :The ice islands, seen the 9th of Janry., 1773
Map showing the second voyage of Captain James Cook. (2008)
Resolution and Adventure with fishing craft in Matavai Bay , painted by William Hodges in 1776, shows the two ships of Commander James Cook's second voyage of exploration in the Pacific at anchor in T
Captain Cook's ship's Resolution and Adventure taking in ice for water, 4 Jan, 1773, William Hodges , from original watercolour, State Library of New South Wales, SAFE/PXD 11
James Cook's portrait by William Hodges (1775)
Portrait of James Cook (1775)
James Cook , by John Webber (died 1793).
James Cook — line engraving by J. K. Sherwin after Nathaniel Dance (1784)
A book written by James Cook — Canterbury Museum
Captain James Cook, 1728-79 A three-quarter-length portrait of Captain Cook, seated to the left, facing the right.
Captain James Cook, F.R.S. LCCN2002699852 (1777)
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