Letter [manuscript] : Batavia, to Governor General of Netherlands India.

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Letter [manuscript] : Batavia, to Governor General of Netherlands India.

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Letter to Governor General of Netherlands India from Batavia, 9 or 10 Oct. 1770 written for Captain Cook in Dutch by Notary Blonhert at Batavia, requesting shelter for the Endeavour and re-stocking of stores before the return voyage to Europe. Typescript copy of translation and of covering letter from T. A. Coghlan, 11 June 1924.

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Endeavour (Ship)

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Coghlan, T. A. (Timothy Augustine), 1856-1926

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Statistican, public servant and writer. New South Wales Government Statistician 1886-1905. New South Wales Agent-General in London. 1905-1926. Author of Wealth and progress of New South Wales (1887). Labour and industry in Australia (1918) and many other works. From the description of Papers of T.A. Coghlan. 1878-1959. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 221331181 ...

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, ...