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Resolution and Discovery off Kawai Point

Captain Cook's moment of discovery, Kaua'i, January 19, 1778

At dawn on January 19, 1778, sailing north in the central Pacific Ocean, Captain James Cook's ships sighted an island to the northeast (O'ahu) and another to the west of it (Kaua'i). Landfall was near what is today Nawiliwili.

Maritime artist and historian Raymond A. Massey celebrates the discovery not just of new lands but of new people, as Hawaiians extend the first aloha to representatives of European civilization.

After this brief meeting, unable to find safe anchorage, the two ships sailed southwest along the coast and finally dropped anchor at Waimea.

23 x 29.5 in. lithograph - 275 edition (remarques available)