A bronze statue of the British explorer Captain James Cook stands in Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia. Designed by Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood sculptor Thomas Woolner and unveiled in 1879, the statue is larger than life and depicts Cook holding a telescope in his left hand with his right hand extended towards the sky.

A bronze statue of Captain James Cook by Thomas Brock is located near Admiralty Arch on the south side of The Mall in London, United Kingdom. [2] The statue was completed in 1914 and is maintained by The Royal Parks. [2] It is mounted on a stone plinth. [2]

The Captain Cook sculpture was erected by public subscription, which was supplemented by government grants. Interest in erecting a statue of Cook, the first English navigator to come across the east coast of Australia, had been expressed for more than a decade.

Large bronze statue of Captain James Cook, holding a chart in his left hand, his right hand upraised. The figure is 488 cm high. The statue stands on a huge block of single granite, brought from a quarry at Moruya, over 120 miles away in 1878. The block weighs between 15 and 18 tons.

Feb 7, 2024 · A statue of Captain Cook that was toppled in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda will be resurrected following a fiery debate at a local council meeting over the statue's future.

Jan 24, 2025 · Australian police are investigating after a statue of Captain James Cook was covered in red paint and disfigured, ahead of the Australia Day weekend. It is the second time in 12 months that the ...

Description In 1874 Henry Parkes commissioned artist Thomas Woolner RA to execute the imposing valedictory statue of Captain James Cook for Hyde Park in Sydney. Until the construction of modern high-rise buildings, the large statue was able to be seen from the ships in Sydney Habour.

Jan 24, 2025 · Police in Australia launched an investigation on Friday after a statue of British naval officer James Cook was found vandalized in Sydney. The hand and nose of the statue of Cook, who charted Sydney’s coast in 1770, were severed and the …

The statue is a life-size standing statue in bronze of Cook and stands on brick paving. [2] It was sculpted by Marc Clark. [2] It is a life-sized sculpture of Cook. [2] It originally stood on a base of black granite. [2] It is inscribed "Marc Clarke 1973 / Artist Marc Clark / Title Captain James Cook / Date 1973 / Donor Dr and Mrs Hassed". [2]

Lifesize bronze statue of Captain James Cook, near the old Admiralty building in The Mall, London, close to Admiralty Arch. It stands on a lofty pedestal. Cook is stood in front on a capstan with his foot on a coil of rope.