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Bypassed by Cook

Bypassed by Cook

The British navigator James Cook sailed past Wellington twice. He made this chart of New Zealand after his first voyage in 1769–70. It shows the Wellington coastline, but not the harbour, which he never entered.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0037-25

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




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