In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set ... left Plymouth for the South Pacific island of Otaheite (Tahiti). Slow-moving and sturdy, the ship ...

I first encountered Tupaia while researching Captain Samuel Wallis and the European discovery of Tahiti, and the subsequent voyages of James Cook and William ... servant Taiata joined Cook, the plan ...

Cook served his apprenticeship in small colliers trading along the English coasts. He chose similar ships for his voyages ... of Venus viewed afterwards from Tahiti in June 1769.

A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in ... distributed to people in more than 30 locations including Tahiti, Easter Island and New Zealand. Gareth Wasp, of RWB Auctions ...