Description of the sea coast of Nova Scotia. 1762.

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Description of the sea coast of Nova Scotia. 1762.

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Manuscript notebook entitled: Description of the Sea Coast of Nova Scotia, with autograph index and two maps, in water colours and pen and ink, of Harbour Grace and Carbonere, signed and dated 1762. The volume is bound in morocco and bears the cover title: Captain Cook's Exploration of Newfoundland (1 vol.).

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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, ...