James Cook 's third and final voyage (12 July 1776 – 4 October 1780) was a British attempt to discover the fabled Northwest Passage between the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific coast of North America. The attempt failed and Cook was killed at Hawaii …

The map shows the three voyages of Captain James Cook. The first voyage is in red, the second voyage is in green and the third voyage is in blue. Following Cook’s death, the route his crew took is in the blue dashed line.

James Cook explored much of the Pacific Ocean, and became the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, already inhabited by Polynesians. Click on the world map to view an example of the explorer’s voyage. How to Use the Map.

Scale approximately 1:90,000,000. 1 map ; 25 x 20 cm. Map showing Captain Cook's last voyage through the Pacific Ocean in the Resolution, 1776-1780. From: The world displayed, or, A curious collection of voyages and travels / selected and compiled from the writers of all nations by Smart, Goldsmith & Johnson.

Only three of his maps from the Cook voyages still exist, perhaps because his others went with him during his own voyage and were never returned. The single Vancouver manuscript chart surviving from Cook’s third voyage is a map of Alaska, the Bering Straits and part of Asia which has been preserved in the AGS Library since 1887:

Jan 25, 2016 · Banks intended the map to highlight the achievements of the captain’s first voyage and promote Cook’s second expedition, illustrating regions yet to be explored including the Southern Ocean and polar regions. Eventually, Banks withdrew from the expedition and instead mounted an expedition to Iceland.

The first great map to identify what were called the “New Discoveries” was Capt. James Cook’s huge General Chart, published London in 1784 as part of his great third voyage atlas. Most people know Cook’s name, but what they don’t usually realize is how much of the Pacific was first charted by this English navigator during his three ...

Captain Cook made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.

Nov 6, 2019 · On July 12, 1776, almost 1 year from his return from the second voyage, James Cook took the Resolution out to sea from Plymouth, England. They sailed through a channel filled with ships bound for the American Revolutionary War.

Compendious history of Captain Cook's last voyage, performed in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 [microform] : in which all the interesting transactions are recorded, particularly those relative to his unfortunate death : with a map of the new discoveries, and the track of the ships. London : Printed for G. Kearsley ...