His name is synonymous with Whitby and he became a household name after embarking on voyages to New Zealand, Australia and ...

Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in the eighteenth century changed the course of science. They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration.

It is even thought that Captain James Kirk ... a ship called the HMS Endeavour, which reportedly served as the inspiration for the starship Enterprise. Cook charted the eastern coast of Australia ...

The original Whitby-built ship carried Captain Cook and his crew to Australia and ... It is one of two life-size replicas of the Endeavour. The other is on permanent display in Australia.

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.

Captain James Cook was the last explorer active during ... James gets to touch the incredible creatures brought back aboard the Endeavour, and learn all about the unorthodox collecting methods ...

I first encountered Tupaia while researching Captain Samuel Wallis and the European discovery of Tahiti, and the subsequent voyages of James ... Cook the passes through the reefs. Anne explains, 'He ...