Remarks taken on Board his Majestys Sloop Porcupine in 1761, 1761 June-Sept. [no day].

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Remarks taken on Board his Majestys Sloop Porcupine in 1761, 1761 June-Sept. [no day].

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Records of a survey of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Possibly written under the direction of Capt. James Cook, who in 1761 was stationed at Halifax and employed in surveying the channel of the St. Lawrence River.

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Cook, James, 1728-1779

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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...

Porcupine (Ship)

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