The Death of Captain James Cook (Zoffany) been given to Cook and included in this painting is now in a museum in Vienna. When Cook visited Hawaii for the first time in January 1778. Cook was received by high chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu. Kalaniʻōpuʻu had with him six feather cloaks and a helmet. At the end of the meeting Cook was given the helmet and cloak that Kalaniʻōpuʻu had been wearing. On the expedition's return much of Cook's collection was exhibited in the Leverian Museum. Lever's collection was then disposed of by public lottery, was obtained by James Parkinson, and was exhibited in the Blackfriars Rotunda. He eventually sold
GRV James Cook GRV James Cook GRV "James Cook" was a research vessel of the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. It was built in 1966 as the New Zealand Sea Products Export Ltd trawler "Sea Harvester II" and purchased by the New Zealand government in 1969 when the company went bankrupt. The ship was renamed "James Cook" after Captain James Cook and used as a research vessel until 1991, when it was replaced by the RV "Tangaroa". "James Cook" was purchased by Seafresh New Zealand Ltd for use as a fishing boat but the company ceased trading soon after. The ship