Showing posts with label British Explorer/Navigator/Cartographer/Captain in the Royal Navy: James Cook (1728-1779). Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Explorer/Navigator/Cartographer/Captain in the Royal Navy: James Cook (1728-1779). Show all posts
James Cook and the Mapping of New Zealand
In 1769, English Royal Navy Captain James Cook, sailed to the South Pacific in search of the continent of Terra Australis.
In the second part of this voyage he mapped the complete coastline of New Zealand with only minor errors.
New Zealand celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1940.
The one-penny stamp showed Captain Cook, his ship the Endeavour and his map.
In the second part of this voyage he mapped the complete coastline of New Zealand with only minor errors.
New Zealand celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1940.
The one-penny stamp showed Captain Cook, his ship the Endeavour and his map.
A New ZeaLand Chief, 1769
The artist Sydney Parkinson, who travelled with captain James Cook on the Endeavour, made this portrait of ‘the head of a chief of New Zealand, with his face "tataow’d".
The chief has a full facial moko (tattoo), a greenstone tiki around his neck, an ear pendant and a comb in his topknot.
The chief has a full facial moko (tattoo), a greenstone tiki around his neck, an ear pendant and a comb in his topknot.
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