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Image of the battle where James Cook died

This painting depicts two of James Cook's vessels at Matavai Bay, on the island of Tahiti. The painting also includes same native Tahitians with their fishing boats.

This painting depicts two of James Cook's vessels at Matavai Bay, on the island of Tahiti. The painting also includes same native Tahitians with their fishing boats.

This painting depicts two of James Cook's vessels at Matavai Bay, on the island of Tahiti. The painting also includes same native Tahitians with their fishing boats.

This painting depicts a cabinet of curiosity, as it would have appeared in the 17th and 18th centuries. One notable feature is the presence of red coral in the cabinet. Red coral, native to the Caribbean, was immensely popular to the European…

Title Page for James Bruce's Travel Narrative

Hans Sloane by Stephen Slaughter, 1736, National Portrait Gallery, London