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Endeavour 250: natural history through colonial encounter
In August 1768, under the command of then-Lieutenant James Cook, HMS Endeavour and her crew set sail for Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus - before opening sealed orders for a secret assignment.
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HMS Endeavour to be transformed into pub but not before retracing Captain Cook's voyage
The new owners of an exact replica of HMS Endeavour have grand plans to sail the same route as Captain Cook before transforming the vessel into a pub. The ship, currently moored in Whitby harbour ...
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Daniel Solander: a Linnaean disciple on HMS Endeavour
Solander was invited aboard the expedition by friend and fellow naturalist Joseph Banks. The pair spent their round-the-world travels aboard HMS Endeavour (also known as HM Bark Endeavour) collecting ...