After John Webber
Representation of the death of Capt. Cook
London: ‘A succinct account of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook; with an exact representation of the death of that celebrated navigator, communicated by respectable authority, and elegantly engraved on copper,’ published in The universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure, Vol. 68, No. 476 (June 1781), pp. 281–285.
T900.d.75.68 (opposite p. 281)

John Webber’s composition for the official account of Cook’s last voyage first appeared in 1781, in the form of this naïve popular print, illustrating a short article on the circumstances of Cook’s death published in the June 1781 edition of the Magazine of knowledge and pleasure. John Webber (1752–1793) was the official artist of Cook’s third voyage and as such was naturally chosen by the Admiralty to produce the illustrations for the official account. His printed work therefore, published with the official account in 1784, featured many plates with portraits of inhabitants from different islands, as well as depictions of Pacific dwellings, ceremonies and places of worship.