Endeavour_at_Endeavour_River,_engraving_c._1786.jpg


Summary

Description
English: Engraving of Endeavour River where Captain Cook repaired his ship Endeavour after damage at sea. First published in "A new, authentic, and complete collection of voyages round the world: undertaken and performed by royal authority: containing a new, authentic, entertaining, instructive, full, and complete historical account of Captain Cook’s first, second, third, and last voyages, undertaken by order of His present Majesty" page 117, edited by William Anderson, published by Alexander Hogg, 6 Paternoster Rd London (1786)
Date First published 1786
Source Wold Digital Library: Voyages Round the World, page 117
Author Sydney Parkinson [1]
Engraving by Martin Rennoldson (1764 - 1793), London engraver [2]
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References

  1. According to part 3 of the TV series Captain Cook – Obsession and Discovery
  2. GettyImages: Engraving by Rennoldson of Captain Cook's ship Endeavour Retrieved 2013-01-11