Captain Cook, Endeavour River, Hope Islands, North Queensland Antique Print c1790  E-mail this product to a friend

"Capt Cook having been shipwrecked in his voyage around the World has the Endeavour repaired in the Harbour on one of the Hope Islands"

This is probably the most famous view from the Journal of Captain Cook. This antique engraving on copper (with later fine hand-colour), was published in London circa 1790 for "Moore's Voyages and Travels".

Lieutenant James Cook discovered the East Coast of Australia in 1770. When Cook was charting the coastline in the "Endeavour", his ship ran aground on one of the Hope Islands in the Great Barrier Reef. Cook spent some time in this region while his ship was being repaired in the Endeavour River (just to the north of the Hope Islands) - "from the damage she received on the rock". The Endeavour River was named by Captain Cook, after his ship.

Size of the engraving is 8 x 12 inches or 20 x 30cm. It has later hand colouring.