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Death of Captain James Cook, 1779
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The Art and Science of Exploration, 1768-80
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View from Point Venus, Island of Otaheite [Tahiti] (Painting)
'The Kongouro from New Holland' (Kangaroo) (Painting)
Waterfall in Dusky Bay with a Maori canoe (Painting)
Waterfall in Dusky Bay with a Maori canoe (Painting)
Captain James Cook, 1728-79 (Painting)
'A View of the Cape of Good Hope, Taken on the Spot, from on Board the 'Resolution', Capt Cooke' (Painting)
'A Party from His Majesty’s ships Resolution & Discovery Shooting sea-horses, Latitude 71 North, 1778' (Painting)
'View of Resolution [Vaitahu] Bay in the Marquesas' (Painting)
A Cascade in the Tuauru Valley, Tahiti (Painting)
'[Cascade Cove] Dusky Bay' (Painting)
'A View of the Island of New Caledonia in the South' (Painting)
'View of the Islands of Otaha [Taaha] and Bola Bola [Bora Bora] with Part of the Island of Ulietea [Raiatea]' (Painting)
'A View taken in the bay of Oaite Peha [Vaitepiha] Otaheite [Tahiti]' ('Tahiti Revisited') (Painting)
Banks' Florilegium Plate 93 Acacia Holosericea (Print)
Banks' Florilegium Plate 80 Vigna Vexillata (Print)
Banks' Florilegium Plate 1 Dillenia Alata (Print)
Banks' Florilegium Plate 56 Crotalaria Calycina (Print)
Review of the war galleys at Tahiti ['The Fleet of Otaheite assembled at Oparee'] (Painting)
'The Landing at Erramanga [Eromanga], one of the New Hebrides' (Painting)
'View of part of Owharre [Fare] Harbour, Island of Huahine' (Painting)
'View of the Province of Oparree [Pare], Island of Otaheite, with part of the Island of Eimeo [Moorea]' (Painting)
'A View of the Monuments of Easter Island [Rapanui]' (Painting)
General view of the Island of Otaheite ['Tahiti, bearing South-East'] (Painting)
Poedua [Poetua], the daughter of Orio (b. circa 1758 - d. before 1788) ['Poedooa / Daughter of Oreo / Chief of Ulaietea one / of the Society Isles / 1777'] (Painting)
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