Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in the eighteenth century changed the course of science. They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration.

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery ... he would add one third to the map of the known world. Vanessa Collingridge ...

A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in 1772 has sold for £6,500 at auction. Captain Cook was sent as far south as possible to determine if there was any great southern ...