Log of H.M.S. Endeavour [manuscript]. 1768-1770.

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Log of H.M.S. Endeavour [manuscript]. 1768-1770.

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Manuscript copy of the log of the Endeavour, "... attribution of which is difficult ... considered anonymous" (J.C. Beaglehole, ed. "The Journals of Captain James Cook", I, ccxxxvii). It seems to be a fair copy done some time after the original, and does not cover the whole voyage but ends five days before the arrival of the Endeavour at Batavia, on her way homeward. The copy bears the trade card of the stationer who supplied the book - "Bate of Birchin Lane, Cornhill"

1 v. (192 p.) fol.

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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, ...