Statue of James Cook, Hyde Park - Wikipedia
A bronze statue of the British explorer Captain James Cook stands in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. Designed by Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood sculptor Thomas Woolner and unveiled in 1879, the statue is larger than life and depicts Cook holding a telescope in his left hand with his right hand extended towards the sky.
Statue of Captain James Cook, The Mall - Wikipedia
A bronze statue of Captain James Cook by Thomas Brock is located near Admiralty Arch on the south side of The Mall in London, United Kingdom. [2] The statue was completed in 1914 and is maintained by The Royal Parks. [2] It is mounted on a stone plinth. [2]
Captain Cook Monument - Atlas Obscura
Sep 14, 2013 · A 27-foot-high obelisk looms up from the coastal forest to mark the place where British explorer Captain Cook met his violent end.
Captain Cook - City of Sydney
The Captain Cook sculpture was erected by public subscription, which was supplemented by government grants. Interest in erecting a statue of Cook, the first English navigator to come across the east coast of Australia, had been expressed for more than a decade.
Statue of James Cook (Anchorage, Alaska) - Wikipedia
The Captain Cook Monument is a life-size bronze statue of Captain James Cook installed in Anchorage, Alaska 's Resolution Park. [1] During the third voyage of James Cook to discover the Northwest Passage, much of what would later be named the Cook Inlet was explored in 1778 by HMS Resolution.
Captain Cook statue in Sydney defaced ahead of Australia's …
2 days ago · A statue in Sydney of British explorer James Cook, captain of the first Western ship to reach the east coast of Australia, was sprayed with red paint and damaged two days before Australia’s ...
Statue to Cook at Hyde Park, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Large bronze statue of Captain James Cook, holding a chart in his left hand, his right hand upraised. The figure is 488 cm high. The statue stands on a huge block of single granite, brought from a quarry at Moruya, over 120 miles away in 1878. The block weighs between 15 and 18 tons.
Captain Cook statue vandalised ahead of Australia Day
3 days ago · Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the ...
Statue to Cook at The Mall, London, UK - Captain Cook Society
Lifesize bronze statue of Captain James Cook, near the old Admiralty building in The Mall, London, close to Admiralty Arch. It stands on a lofty pedestal. Cook is stood in front on a capstan with his foot on a coil of rope.
Captain James Cook | Monument Australia - Monuments of …
The statue commemorates Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) who explored, charted and claimed the east coast of Australia for the British Empire in 1770. It was erected by public subscription supplemented by government grants.