Cook’s third voyage (1776-1780) had the ambitious goal of seeking the ‘Northwest Passage’, i.e. navigable access from the North Pacific to the North Atlantic to facilitate trade between Britain and the Pacific. The drawing, made by John Webber in May 1778, depicts the ships of Captain Cook’s third expedition anchored in what is now Prince William Sound, Alaska. John Webber took part in the expedition with the task of depicting the places encountered during the voyage, in order to have a more effective description of them than the textual one.
Collection: Images
Project: 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.
Chronology: XVIII
Scope: Secondary Education, Higher Education
Link: https://www.bl.uk/the-voyages-of-captain-james-cook/articles/the-third-voyage-of-james-cook
Resource type: Image
Format: Images
Source: British Library, Add MS 15513, f.13 and Add MS 15514 f.8, f.10
Language: English
Date: 1777-78
Owner: Manuela Ghizzoni (Modernalia)
Copyright: Public Domain
Abstract: The third voyage of James Cook and The search for the Northwest Passage
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