Paris, c. 1785
Mort Tragique du Capitaine Cook. Le 15. Fevrier, 1779.
A fine, separately published, French engraving of Webber's iconic scene of the tragic death of Captain James Cook in Hawaii. The edition was dedicated to Louis-Antoine Bougainville, the French explorer and circumnavigator, who is herein identified as a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. The official account of Cook's..... More