Description:
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.
History:
Sir Thomas Brock was the sculptor of this statue, he also sculpted the Queen Victoria Memorial in the Mall.
Unveiled 7th July 1914 (see Inscription).
Inscription:
Captain James Cook/R.N. F.R.S./Born 1728 Died 1779/Circumnavigator of the globe explorer of/the Pacific Ocean he laid the foundations of/the British empire in Australia and New Zealand/charted the shores of New Foundland and traversed/the ocean gates of Canada both East and West//Unveiled by H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught/on behalf of the British Empire League 7th July 1914”
OS Grid Reference: TQ 299 803
References:
Website: https://www.royalparks.org.uk
Cook's Log, page 167, vol. 5, no. 4 (1982)
Cook's Log, page 43, vol. 38, no. 1 (2015)
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