In 1776 James Cook was renowned for his seamanship, surveying and exploring. He had commanded two great voyages of discovery around the world and become the first European to visit many parts of...

Jan 9, 2025 · A Journal of Captain Cook's last voyage to the Pacific Ocean, and in quest of a North-west passage, between Asia & America by John Ledyard

See the pages of Cook’s journal and read full transcripts for each entry as Endeavour travelled up the east coast from April to August 1770. Images and transcripts kindly supplied by the National Library of Australia.

This inquiry kit has Library of Congress sources about the expeditions led by Captain 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.

Jul 11, 2022 · Lieutenant James Cook’s 753-page account of the voyage of His Majesty’s Bark Endeavour (also known as HMS Endeavour) from 1768 to 1771 is the story of one of history’s greatest journeys of discovery. By the end of the epic voyage, Cook had charted the coastlines of New Zealand and eastern Australia.

Apr 29, 2017 · The journal of Captain James Cook’s first voyage around the world is one of the treasures of the National Library of Australia. It records the journey that took more than three years from 1768 to 1771, covered 65,000km and resulted in the first European charting of Australia’s east coast.

Cook, now a captain, led the Resolution and Adventure to confirm the existence of the Great Southern Continent. The ships explored the southern Indian Ocean, New Zealand, the Pacific islands, and the Antarctic Circle, reaching 71°10’S.

This guide outlines basic sources for studying the life and achievements of James Cook. It details resources available at the National Maritime Museum and elsewhere

Oct 19, 2023 · The art of Captain Cook's voyages : with a descriptive catalogue of all the known original drawings of peoples, places, artefacts and events and the original engravings associated with them by Rüdiger Joppien and Bernard Smit