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British explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779)

One of the first clear descriptions of ciguatera poisoning was from Cook’s second expedition. Oil-on-canvas portrait (1775-76) of British explorer Captain James Cook (1728-1779) by Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735-1811). From the National Maritime Museum, United Kingdom. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.)