Alexander Hogg engravings [manuscript], circa 1778-1819.

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Alexander Hogg engravings [manuscript], circa 1778-1819.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/710818330

Collection includes: Engraving "An exact representation of the death of Cap't James Cook, F.R.S. at Karakakooa Bay in Owhyee on Feb. 14 1779," 25.3 x 39 cm., 1785; Engraving "Dress of the inhabitants of California with their manner of rafts for fishing, etc.," 23.6 x 32.1, n.d.

.16 cubic feet (1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Hogg, Alexander, active 1778-1819

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Thornton,

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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, ...