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  1. Captain Cook and Australia's discovery #history #shorts

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  1. James Cook

    Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 - 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European ...

  2. James Cook

    James Cook's three Pacific voyages. James Cook (born October 27, 1728, Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England—died February 14, 1779, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii) was a British naval captain, navigator, and explorer who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada (1759 and 1763-67) and conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768-71 ...

  3. First voyage of James Cook

    The route of Cook's first voyage. The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771.It was the first of three Pacific voyages of which James Cook was the commander. The aims of this first expedition were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus across the Sun (3-4 June that year), and to seek ...

  4. Captain Cook's voyages of discovery

    Captain James Cook's three epic voyages to the South Seas, between 1768-1779, transformed the way Europeans viewed the Great South Land and the Pacific Ocean. James Cook's first Pacific voyage (1768-1771) was aboard the Endeavour and began on 27 May 1768.

  5. Voyages · Captain Cook's Voyages of Discovery · Gallery

    Third Voyage: 1776-1780. On his last voyage Cook again commanded the Resolution, while Charles Clerke commanded the Discovery. The main purpose of the voyage was an attempt to discover the famed Northwest Passage. After visiting Tahiti, Cook became the first European to visit Hawaii. After landfall in January 1778 at Kauai, Cook named the ...

  6. Captain Cook's voyages of exploration

    The third voyage. Cook's third and final voyage (1776-1779) of discovery was an attempt to locate a North-West Passage, an ice-free sea route which linked the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Again, Cook commanded the Resolution while Charles Clerke commanded Discovery. Leaving England in 1776, Cook first sailed south to Tahiti to return Omai ...

  7. Voyages of discovery : Cook, James, 1728-1779

    Voyages of discovery by Cook, James, 1728-1779. Publication date 1993 ... Originally published: Captain Cook's voyages of discovery. Edinburgh : A. and C. Black, 1860 Includes bibliographical references (p. xii) Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-04-12 14:12:23 ...

  8. Captain Cook's voyages of discovery : Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Free

    Captain Cook's voyages of discovery by Cook, James, 1728-1779. Publication date 1961 Topics Voyages around the world, Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- British, Oceania -- Discovery and exploration Publisher London : Dent ; New York : Dutton Collection

  9. The Voyages Of Discovery, State Library of NSW

    Voyages of discovery Voyages of discovery Cook's Endeavour Voyage CAPTAIN JAMES COOK . Captain James Cook's three epic voyages to the South Seas between 1768-1779 would transform the way Europeans viewed the Great South Land and the Pacific Ocean. Born in Yorkshire in 1728, Cook joined the merchant navy in the coastal town of Whitby at about 17 ...

  10. Scientific Discoveries · Captain Cook's Voyages of Discovery · Gallery

    Scientific Discoveries. Scientists accompanied Cook on all three voyages, making astronomical, geographical, meteorological, and oceanographic observations. Naturalists collected and described a large number of new species of plants and animals. Cook's first voyage observed the Transit of Venus, providing scientists with an understanding of ...

  11. Captain Cook's voyages of exploration

    This beautiful first-edition map by European cartographer Antonio Zatta is the first decorative map to show Cook's sea tracks in the Pacific. Nuove scoperte fatte nel 1765, 67, e 69 nel Mare del Sud. It records discoveries made during his Endeavour voyage to Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and the South Pacific, during 1769-1770, as well ...

  12. Captain Cook's 1768 Voyage to the South Pacific Included a Secret

    Lorraine Boissoneault. August 24, 2018. Captain James Cook set out on a voyage across the Pacific 250 years ago, seemingly on a scientific voyage. But he carried secret instructions from the Navy ...

  13. Voyages of Discovery

    Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and adventures. Cook's reputation rose steadily with each voyage largely because Europeans were fascinated with the romance of discovery as well as reports of sexual licence in Tahiti and other Polynesian islands.

  14. Voyages of discovery : Captain Cook and the exploration of the Pacific

    Voyages of discovery : Captain Cook and the exploration of the Pacific by Withey, Lynne. Publication date 1987 Topics Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel -- Oceania, Oceania -- Discovery and exploration Publisher New York : Morrow Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled

  15. The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery

    ABSTRACT. Captain James Cook's first two voyages of exploration, in 1768-71 and 1772-75, had drawn the modern map of the South Pacific Ocean and had opened the door on the discovery of Antarctica. These expeditions were the subject of Volumes I and II of Dr J.C. Beaglehole's edition of Cook's Journals. The third voyage, on which Cook ...

  16. Voyages of Discovery: Cook, Captain James, Welsch, Robert

    Voyages of Discovery. Paperback - August 30, 2005. by Captain James Cook (Author), Robert Welsch (Introduction) 4.4 3 ratings. See all formats and editions. Between 1768 and 1779, Captain James Cook of the British Royal Navy made three voyages of exploration for purposes of scientific research. On each voyage he kept a log of scenes and ...

  17. The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery

    ABSTRACT. Captain James Cook's first two voyages of exploration, in 1768-71 and 1772-75, had drawn the modern map of the South Pacific Ocean and had opened the door on the discovery of Antarctica. These expeditions were the subject of Volumes I and II of this edition of Cook's Journals. The third voyage, on which Cook sailed in 1776, was ...

  18. Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

    Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the ...

  19. Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and... by Withey, Lynne

    Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world expeditions between 1768 and 1780, Lynne Withey illuminates the ...

  20. Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration

    Lynne Withey. Voyages of Discovery is the story of the last great age of European sea exploration, when state-supported expeditions driven by both scientific and political motives set out to map the remaining unknown parts of the globe. Focusing on the voyages of the preeminent explorer, Captain James Cook, who commanded three round-the-world ...

  21. Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

    Captain Cook is remarkably famous in south-central Alaska for his attempts at finding (or proving the lack of) a northwest passage along the coast. Cook Inlet, the Turnagain Arm, and Prince William Sound are all geographic features named by, or for, him. Hotels and restaurants and statues abound, dedicated to his impact on the region.

  22. Voyages of discovery : Captain Cook and the exploration of the Pacific

    Voyages of discovery : Captain Cook and the exploration of the Pacific by Withey, Lynne. Publication date 1987 Topics Cook, James, 1728-1779 Publisher New York : Morrow Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Maps on lining papers

  23. The journals of Captain Cook : Cook, James, 1728-1779 : Free Download

    Abridged ed. of a 4 volume work: The journals of Captain James Cook on his voyages of discovery. Cambridge : Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press, 1955-1974 Includes bibliographical references (p. xiv) and indexes