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Biography: Cook, James

James Cook

James Cook

This photolithograph portrait of James Cook by Nathaniel Dance Holland appeared in the 1784 edition of A voyage to the Pacific Ocean, written by Cook and James King.

Using this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Making New Zealand Centennial Collection (PAColl-3060)

Reference: A-451-009

Photolithograph by Sir Nathaniel Dance Holland

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page

David Mackay. 'Cook, James', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1990, updated November 2007. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/381/james-cook (accessed 4 June 2026).