![Burial Ground in the South Seas. Painting by John Webber, around 1777.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/friedhof-in-der-sudsee-um-1777-gemalde-von-john-webber-300x225.jpg)
Around the world with James Cook
The Swiss-British artist John Webber (1751-1793) served as the draughtsman in Captain James Cook's third expedition to Oceania, Canada, and Alaska. Webber’s artwork captures a unique moment in time – the first encounters of the British with indigenous peoples from around the Pacific Rim.
![John Webber, Portrait by Johann Daniel Mottet, 1812.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/john-webber-bildnis-von-johann-daniel-mottet-1812-214x300.jpg)
![The Lower Grindelwald Glacier c. 1762. Coloured etching by Johann Ludwig Aberli, c. 1770.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/der-untere-grindelwaldgletscher-um-1762-kolorierte-radierung-von-johann-ludwig-aberli-um-1770-gbe-54633-lm-69433-232x300.jpg)
Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
Artist for James Cook’s Third Expedition (1776−1780)
![James Cook, painted by John Webber around 1780.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/james-cook-gemalt-von-john-webber-um-1780-189x300.jpg)
![Map showing the third voyage of Captain James Cook.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/Cooks-dritte-Reise-300x134.jpg)
![The HMS Resolution and Discovery in Tahiti, painted by John Cleveley the younger, around 1787.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/die-hms-resolution-und-discovery-in-tahiti-gemalt-von-john-cleveley-dem-jungeren-um-1787-300x220.jpg)
![Portrait of Princess Poedua of Ra’iatea, around 1782.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/portrait-der-prinzessin-poedua-von-raiatea-um-1782-194x300.jpg)
Return to England & Impressive Legacy
![Man from Tasmania, print after a drawing by John Webber, around 1777.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/mann-aus-tasmanien-gbe-97541-lm-3088593-212x300.jpg)
Collections of Webber's works can be found in many cultural institutions, including the Bern Historical Museum in Bern, Switzerland, the British Museum in London, UK, the National Maritime Museum in London, UK, the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska (USA), the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii (USA), the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, New Zealand, and the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.