In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage ... were around hundreds of thousands of years, but they never spread around the world.

They are all that remain from a collection of 40-50 stolen by James Cook and the crew of HMB Endeavour in 1770 – during the ...

The first part of the voyage went smoothly enough, as Cook explored new destinations ... since their voyages around the world, though nearly three centuries apart, set in motion similar processes.