On Monday, March 30th 1778, Captain James Cook, and his crew sailed his ship Discovery for the first time into Nootka Harbor.
The Voyages of Captain James Cook, life and times of the great explorer, links, and news. Extensive information beautifully illustrated.
Biography of the explorer with details of his Southern Ocean voyages.
Captain Cook Memorial Museum located in John Walkers's House, Whitby, where James Cook served his seaman's apprentiship, important collection of original pictures, manuscripts and artefacts from Cook's life and voyages.
Includes links to the major sites, biography, youth and early life, the first voyage, the second voyage, the third voyage, documents, people, places, Cook's ships, maps, museums, and monuments.
Online exhibition utilising interactive maps.
Journals of Cook's first Pacific voyage, historical maps and images. Requires the Macromedia Shockwave plug-in.
Essay from The Dictionary of New Zealand Biography vol.1 (1990).
Brief biography of Cook and image of the chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia from his book "A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean".
"A society for everyone interested in James Cook." Publications, articles, biography, and related links.
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