{"product_id":"1784-james-cook-john-webber-antique-1st-edition-print-sea-otter-nootka-sound-vancouver-is-canada-1778","title":"1784 James Cook \u0026 John Webber Antique 1st Edition Print Sea Otter, Nootka Sound Vancouver Is. Canada, 1778","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle : \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sea Otter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef  :  61224\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003cem\u003e: 20 3\/4i\u003cspan\u003en x 15 1\/2in (525mm x 395mm) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate :\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e1784\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/classicalimages.myshopify.com\/pages\/condition-definitions\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eCondition: (A) Very Good Condition\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis scarce first-edition large antique print, plate #43, the sixth plate engraved of Nootka Sound and its inhabitants, of a Sea Otter in Nootka Sound Vancouver Island Canada in April\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e 1778,\u003c\/span\u003e whose fur was much prized by Cook and crew for clothes and later trade during their voyage looking for the NW passage, \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ewas drawn by John Webber (Cooks official onboard artist) and expertly engraved by Paul Mazell for the official, British Admiralty-sanctioned account of Cooks journey: \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA Voyage to the Pacific Ocean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e... In Three Volumes. Vol. I \u0026amp; II and Atlas, written by James Cook \u0026amp; Capt J Clerk, F.R.S. Vol. III in London, 1784.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCook's ships Resolution and Discovery reached the American Northwest Coast in late March 1778 and anchored in Ship Cove, in the sound Cook named King George's Sound. It later became known as Nootka Sound, a name that came from a misunderstanding of what the local people said. The ships stayed from 29 March to 26 April, mainly to repair rigging and replace masts and spars, and this was the first sustained contact between Europeans and the Nuu-chah-nulth people of the region. The Nuu-chah-nulth came out in canoes to trade, and Cook's crews bought many sea otter pelts and other furs in exchange for iron, brass and other metal goods. The men used the skins as warm bedding and clothing. The expedition's artist, John Webber, drew the people, their houses and carvings, and the animals of the coast, including the sea otter. He and Cook visited the village of Yuquot on 22 April. Cook did not yet understand how valuable the pelts were. After his death in Hawaii in 1779, the expedition reached Canton in China, where the furs sold for very high prices, and some of the crew wanted to go straight back for more. The published account of the voyage in 1784 spread the news, and Nootka Sound became the starting point of the maritime fur trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExceptional and highly sought-after large museum quality prints, perfect for collectors of Captain Cook history, maritime art, and early Australian, Pacific \u0026amp; Polar exploration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeneral Definitions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable\u003cbr\u003ePaper color : - off white\u003cbr\u003eAge of map color: -  \u003cbr\u003eColors used: -  \u003cbr\u003eGeneral color appearance: -  \u003cbr\u003ePaper size: - 20 3\/4in x 15 1\/2in (525mm x 395mm)\u003cbr\u003ePlate size: - 10 1\/2in x 7 3\/4in (265mm x 195mm) \u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Min 2in (50mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperfections:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargins: - Light creasing\u003cbr\u003ePlate area: - Light creasing\u003cbr\u003eVerso: - Light creasing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackground:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptain James Cook's third and final voyage (1776–1780) set out from Plymouth to search for a Northwest Passage between the Pacific and Atlantic, sailing via the Cape of Good Hope and the Kerguelen Islands before visiting Tasmania and New Zealand and threading through the Pacific islands — Tonga, Tahiti, and the Society Islands — over the course of 1777. In January 1778 Cook became the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands, which he named the Sandwich Islands, and from there sailed to the west coast of North America, charting the coastline from Oregon up through Nootka Sound, Unalaska (Alaska), and the Bering Strait into the Arctic Ocean, where pack ice forced him to turn back in August 1778. He wintered in Hawaii, anchoring at Kealakekua Bay in January 1779, where a dispute with islanders turned violent and Cook was killed on 14 February 1779. Command passed to Charles Clerke, who made one more unsuccessful attempt at the Northwest Passage before the expedition sailed home via Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) , Macau, and the Cape of Good Hope, finally reaching England in October 1780.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptain James Cook's third and final voyage \u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Voyage to the Pacific Ocean... In Three Volumes. Vol. I \u0026amp; II and Atlas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, was illustrated in the original 1784\/5 atlas containing 2 maps and 61 prints, engraved after John Webber's drawings (Cooks official artist on the voyage) by various engravers. Below is each location visited by Cook and later Capt. Clerk with the dates and corresponding prints.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKerguelen Islands (Christmas Harbour) — 25 December 1776 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 4 — A View of Christmas Harbour, in Kerguelen's Land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVan Diemen's Land (Tasmania), Adventure Bay — January 1777 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 6 — A man of Van Diemen's Land \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 7 — A woman of Van Diemen's Land \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 8 — An opossum of Van Diemen's Land\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQueen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand — February 1777 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 10 — The Inside of a Hippah in New Zeeland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMangaia, Cook Islands — March–April 1777 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 11 — A man of Mangea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTongan (Friendly) Islands — April–July 1777 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 13 — A view at Anamooka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 14 — The reception of Captain Cook, in Hapaee \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 15 — A boxing match, in Hapaee \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 16 — A night dance by men, in Hapaee \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 17 — A night dance by women, in Hapaee \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 18 — Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 20 — Poulaho, King of the Friendly Islands, drinking kava \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 21 — A Fiatooka (Morai), in Tongataboo \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 22 — The Natche, a ceremony in Tongataboo \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 23 — A woman of Eaoo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTahiti (Otaheite) — August 1777\u003cbr\u003e• Plate 25 — A human sacrifice, in a marai \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 26 — The body of Tee, a chief, as preserved after death \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 27 — A young woman of Otaheite, bringing a present \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 28 — A dance in Otaheite \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 29 — A young woman of Otaheite, dancing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuahine, Society Islands — October–November 1777 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 31 — A view of Huaheine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristmas Island (Kiritimati) — December 1777 \u003cbr\u003e• Discovered on this leg of the voyage; not separately plated\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKauai (Atooi), Hawaiian Islands — January 1778 (first European landfall in Hawaii) • Plate 33 — A Morai, in Atooi \u003cbr\u003e• Plate34 — The inside of the house, in the Morai \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 35 — An inland view, in Atooi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNootka Sound, Vancouver Island — March–April 1778 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 38 — A man of Nootka Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 39 — A woman of Nootka Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 40 — Various articles, at Nootka Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 41 — A view of the habitation in Nootka Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 42 — The inside of a house in Nootka Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 43 — A sea otter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrince William Sound, Alaska — May 1778\u003cbr\u003e• Plate 45 — A view of Snug Corner, in Prince William Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 46 — A man of Prince William Sound \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 47 — A woman of Prince William Sound\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnalaska (Oonalashka) — June and October 1778 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 48 — A man of Oonalashka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 49 — A woman of Oonalashka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 50 — Canoes of Oonalashka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 56 — Caps of the natives of Oonalashka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 57 — Natives of Oonalashka, and their habitations \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 58 — The inside of a house, in Oonalashka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorton Sound and the Chukchi Coast, Siberia — August 1778 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 51 — The Tschuktschi, and their habitations \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 54 — Inhabitants of Norton Sound and their habitations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArctic Ocean, near the Bering Strait — August 1778 (Cook turned back by ice) \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 52 — Sea horses (walruses)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKealakekua Bay, Hawaii (Owyhee) — January–February 1779 (Cook killed 14 February 1779) \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 60 — An offering before Captain Cook, in the Sandwich Islands \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 61 — Tereoboo, King of Owyhee, bringing presents to Captain Cook \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 62 — A man of the Sandwich Islands, dancing \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 63 — A young woman of the Sandwich Islands \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 64 — A man of the Sandwich Islands, with his helmet \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 65 — A canoe of the Sandwich Islands, the rowers masked \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 66 — A man of the Sandwich Islands, in a mask \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 67 — Various articles, at the Sandwich Islands \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 68 — A view of Karakakooa, in Owyhee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamchatka, St Peter and St Paul Harbour (Petropavlovsk) — spring and summer 1779 \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 70 — A man of Kamtschatka, travelling in winter \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 71 — A sledge of Kamtschatka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 72 — A view at Bolcheretzkoi, in Kamtschatka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 73 — A white bear \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 74 — A view of the town and harbour of St Peter and St Paul \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 75 — A man of Kamtschatka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 76 — A woman of Kamtschatka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 77 — Summer and winter habitations, in Kamtschatka \u003cbr\u003e• Plate 78 — The inside of a winter habitation in Kamtschatka\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturn to England — October 1780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Webber\u003c\/strong\u003e (1751–1793) was a Swiss-born British artist who served as the official expedition artist on Cook's third voyage, tasked with visually documenting the peoples, landscapes, and events the ships encountered. His drawings — later engraved as the 61 plates in the atlas accompanying the 1784 official account — provided some of the first detailed European depictions of Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest coast, and other Pacific and Arctic locales, including the scene of Cook's death at Kealakekua Bay. Webber was elected a full Royal Academician in 1791 and continued to exhibit landscape work until his death in 1793.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Captain James Cook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43972603346979,"sku":"61224","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1094\/9346\/files\/61224.jpg?v=1790662044","url":"https:\/\/www.classicalimages.com\/products\/1784-james-cook-john-webber-antique-1st-edition-print-sea-otter-nootka-sound-vancouver-is-canada-1778","provider":"Classical Images","version":"1.0","type":"link"}