In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first ... precisely toward Tahiti. Cook, uniquely among European explorers, understood what Tupaia’s feats meant.

I first encountered Tupaia while researching Captain Samuel Wallis and the European discovery of Tahiti, and the subsequent voyages of James Cook and William Bligh,' Anne explains. 'In both Wallis's ...

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 ...

Captain James Cook and his journeys will be the focal point ... Royal Navy to observe the transit of Venus across the sun in ...