Papers [manuscript]. 1770-1970.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1770-1970.

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Photocopies of documents with translations regarding Captain Cook's stay in Batavia, 1770, from the Dutch Archives in The Hague. Also includes letter to Mr Fred Morton from the Dutch Archives explaining the documents and their background.

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Morton, F.L. (Frederick Lee), 1949-

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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, ...

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