A piece of the rock from the scene of Captain Cook's death in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on February 14...
A piece of the rock from the scene of Captain Cook's death in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on February 14...
A piece of the rock from the scene of Captain Cook's death in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on February 14th, 1779
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
14 February 1779
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 194 , Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 2, Shelf 37
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 rock - 1 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. - triangular-shaped
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Alternative Titles
Full title
A piece of the rock from the scene of Captain Cook's death in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on February 14th, 1779
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Colonial Secretary Correspondence re history and source of relics placed at A 3934-A 3936
Digital order no:Album ID : 1242196
Signature / Inscriptions
Label handwritten in ink on side 'A piece of the Coral rock on which Captain Cook was killed.'
Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010
Contextual Information
Source
Transferred from the Australian Museum, October 1955
Aus. Mus. no. H61
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/R 194 , Status: On display. Objects Gallery. Case 2, Shelf 37
Record Identifier
n7oVRDyn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVRDyn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
889136
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