Portrait medallion of Captain Cook, ca. 1777 [realia] / Wedgwood & Bentley. ca. 1777.

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Portrait medallion of Captain Cook, ca. 1777 [realia] / Wedgwood & Bentley. ca. 1777.

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1 plaque : jasper, blue and white ; oval image 8.4 x 6.6 cm., in frame 11.0 x 9.3 cm. + 1 box and booklet.

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Wedgwood and Bentley.

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Flaxman, John, 1755-1826

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English sculptor. From the description of [Flaxman sketchbook], [177-] [microform]. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84394231 English sculptor and draftsman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Buckingham Street [London], to William Hayley, 1808 Oct. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517125 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Buckingham Street [London], to Prince Hoare, [1803] Dec. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat re...

Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...