3480624 The death of Captain James Cook, 1850; (add.info.: 19th century illustration showing the death of Captain James Cook (1728 - 14 February 1779). Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.); Universal History Archive/UIG; out of copyright.