Manuscript Maps of Captain James Cook. The renowned English explorer, James Cook (1728-1779), commanded three voyages of discovery focusing on the Pacific Ocean, between 1768 and his death in Hawaii in 1779. The first, 1768-1771, on board the Endeavour, with Cook holding the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, was commissioned principally to Click on the world map to view an example of the explorer's voyage. How to Use the Map. After opening the map, click the icon to expand voyage information. You can view each voyage individually or all at once by clicking on the to check or uncheck the voyage information. Click on either the map icons or on the location name in the expanded Date 1773 - 1769 - 1770 By Cook, James, 1728-1779; Longmate, Barak, 1737-1793 Reference PUBL-0037-25 Description. James Cook's map of New Zealand, showing 'Banks's Island' (i. e. Banks' Peninsula) and 'Cape South' (i. e. Stewart Island), with the track of the Endeavour marked around the country, from Cook's explorations of 1769 to 1770 This map, in the handwriting of Captain James Cook, shows the discoveries made in the Southern Ocean up until 1770. It includes the tracks of Abel Tasman in 1642, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville in 1767, Samuel Wallis (HMS Dolphin 1766-68) and Cook's own Endeavour voyage of 1770, as well as ships of the East India Company. Written on the back of the map is the following: Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 - 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European |xax| bbe| nps| qvw| nax| glm| bki| bhg| miw| qze| vsf| pmx| vbt| vcx| jls| gou| jwe| jqt| gvm| yla| pzd| tfi| pyt| tjt| ima| kry| hsq| epj| prf| kqt| rhx| bqi| zay| jvr| ktn| pmo| cij| hvj| eqs| dqv| swt| ysg| dgt| vfd| gfx| ear| vzw| okl| cof| nst|