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Portrait of Captain James Cook, RN., 1728-1779

Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower right J. Webber/pinx, 1782
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A View at Cracatoa, an Island in the China Seas

Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'J. Webber, pinx 1785' (lower left), 114.3 x 145.5 cm
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Works on Paper

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A Toopapao [ Tupapau ] of a Chief, with a Priest Making an Offering to the Morai [huaheine (Fare), Tahiti]

Pencil, pen and ink and watercolour on paper laid down on card, with inscription 'dessin fait par Hodges dessinateur de la 2em Expedition de Captain Cook.' on the mount, 17.2 x 23.5 cm
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Farming Cottage Built of Rocks and Wood

Pencil drawing, signed on mount, 35 x 48 cm
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Prints & Graphics

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'The Death of Captain Cook,' 1785

Hand coloured engraving, the figures engraved by F[rancesco] Bartolozzi; the landscape by W[illiam] Byrne. Pub. London 1785 by W Byrne No.79 Titchfield Street, & J Webber, 25 x 37.5 cm (image)
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Famille Dans La Baye Dusky (Obscure) De La Nouvelle Zlande. Trombes De Mer Auprs De La Nouvelle Zlande. Pirogue De Guerr

Four Engravings, each inscribed, 20.2 x 35.6 cm
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