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Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in ... The HMS Endeavour voyage (1768–1771) was the first devoted to scientific discovery. Cook and his crew, which included naturalist ...
James Cook in Canada: A People's History ... Public Arcives of Canada Towards the end of his journeys, just after his discovery of the Hawaiian Islands, he headed towards North America's uncharted ...
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 ...
Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.
The Age Of Discovery and combines theatrical techniques and James’s charismatic storytelling to create an evening of compelling intellectual entertainment. It can be seen at Nottingham’s Royal Concert ...
On the anniversary of Captain Cook’s first voyage to Australia, we consider the history of exploration through four objects including a map of sea monsters and a robot used for navigation ...