Who was John Webber?
Swiss-English artist who sailed as official draughtsman on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific.
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Cook’s Pacific · 1751–1793
John Webber (1751–1793): cook’s pacific. SketchMap Atlas shows 8 sketches by John Webber on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.
Swiss-English artist who sailed as official draughtsman on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific. His drawings of islands, coasts and people encountered between the Pacific and the Arctic are a key visual record of the voyage.
Nomuka Island, Tonga
The Resolution Beating through the Ice
Snug Corner Cove, Prince William Sound
Kealakekua Bay
A Sledge in Kamchatka
Summer and Winter Dwellings in Kamchatka
View in Macau near Camões Grotto
Krakatoa IslandEvery sketch is pinned where it was drawn, so you can follow John Webber from place to place.
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Swiss-English artist who sailed as official draughtsman on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific.
Tonga, Arctic, Alaska, Hawaii, Russia and China and more. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.
“Nomuka Island, Tonga” (1777), “The Resolution Beating through the Ice” (1778), “Snug Corner Cove, Prince William Sound” (1778) and “Kealakekua Bay” (1779) and more. Each one is pinned to the place where it was drawn.
8 sketches by John Webber, each shown on the world map at the place where it was drawn.
The works shown here are marked “CC0, Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.
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