Captain James Cook, wax portrait relief [realia] / Thomas R. Poole. 1795-1815.

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Captain James Cook, wax portrait relief [realia] / Thomas R. Poole. 1795-1815.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/767512263

1 plaque : wax relief ; oval image 11.5 x 9.3 cm; mounted in wood frame 23.5 x 20.5 cm.

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Poole, Thomas, 1765-1837

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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, ...