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Portrait of James Cook seated in a naval uniform, holding a map in his left hand and gazing to his right. World map tracing the routes of James Cook's three Pacific voyages, with red, green, and purple lines showing the paths of the Endeavour (1768-71), Resolution (1772-75), and Resolution (1776-79) respectively. The routes cross the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, visiting regions including Australia, New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and the Antarctic Circle, with labeled stops and landfalls along the way.
Experience a tour of the replica of HMS Endeavour with James Cook aboard the voyage
James Cook: brass sextant HMS Endeavour Painting of Captain James Cook and British sailors raising a flag and claiming New South Wales in 1770, with ships anchored offshore and soldiers standing in formation. John Webber: View of Huahine James Cook Portrait of James Cook seated and dressed in 18th-century naval uniform, holding a map and gazing to his left.
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Buzz Aldrin. Apollo 11. Apollo 11 astronaut Edwin Aldrin, photographed July 20, 1969, during the first manned mission to the Moon's surface. Reflected in Aldrin's faceplate is the Lunar Module and astronaut Neil Armstrong, who took the picture.
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Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias on his voyage to the Cape of Good Hope; engraving, 1878. (exploration, Bartholomew Dias, Bartholomew Diaz)
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Mayflower. Plymouth. Photograph of the Mayflower II a full-scale reproduction of the Mayflower. The Mayflower II built in Devon, England, crossed the Atlantic in 1957 maintained by Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, MA.
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J.C. Beaglehole, The Life of Captain James Cook (1974), is a detailed biography. Alan Villiers, Captain Cook, the Seamen’s Seaman: A Study of the Great Discoverer (1967, reprinted 1978), is a shorter life study. Historical background of the discoveries and an assessment of their importance are presented in J.C. Beaglehole, The Exploration of the Pacific, 3rd ed. (1966); Daniel Conner and Lorraine Miller, Master Mariner, Capt. James Cook and the Peoples of the Pacific (1978); Hugh Cobbe (ed.), Cook’s Voyages and Peoples of the Pacific (1979); and Lynne Withey, Voyages of Discovery: Captain Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific (1987).

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Modified link of Web site: Linda Hall Library - James Cook. May 05, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 10, 2026
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - James Cook. Jan 13, 2026
Add new Web site: Heritage History - Captain Cook's Story. Dec 06, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 23, 2025
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - The final days of Captain James Cook. Aug 26, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 20, 2025
Add new Web site: National Library of Australia - James Cook and his voyages. Apr 19, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Feb 23, 2024
Add new Web site: The Mariners' Museum and Park - The Ages of Exploration - James Cook. Aug 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Historic UK - Captain James Cook. Apr 04, 2023
Add new Web site: Oregon Encyclopedia - James Cook. Jan 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - James Cook - Biography of Famous English Explorer. May 09, 2022
Add new Web site: British Library - James Cook. May 09, 2022
Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - James Cook. May 09, 2022
Add new Web site: National Geographic KiDS - The adventures of Captain Cook! Mar 12, 2021
Cross-references added. Jan 06, 2021
Added cross-references. Sep 27, 2017
Media added. Feb 09, 2017
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - Biography of James Cook. Jan 17, 2017
Add new Web site: National Museum of the Royal Navy - Biography of Captain James Cook. Jan 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Canadian Biography - Biography of James Cook. Jan 14, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of James Cook. Apr 24, 2013
Add new Web site: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Biography of James Cook. Apr 24, 2013
Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of Captain James Cook. Apr 24, 2013
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of James Cook. Oct 24, 2008
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of James Cook. Mar 14, 2008
Added new Web site: James Cook. May 12, 2006
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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