Log Book on Board his Maj Ship Eagle. Kept by James Cook Master's Mate Commencing the 27th June 1755; And Ending the 31st of December 1756 [manuscript].

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Log Book on Board his Maj Ship Eagle. Kept by James Cook Master's Mate Commencing the 27th June 1755; And Ending the 31st of December 1756 [manuscript].

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Eagle (Ship : Captain = James Hamar)

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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, ...