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James Cook
AuthorBooks · Second hand1728-1779
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
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About James Cook
Birth
1728
Death
1779
Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
James Cook was a renowned British navigator and cartographer who rose to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.
He undertook three historic voyages to the Pacific Ocean that transformed the geographical knowledge of his time.
He was the first European to make contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand, leaving an unparalleled cartographic legacy.
His major work, A voyage to the Pacific Ocean, documents his extraordinary expeditions around the world.
