Playbills relating to Captain James Cook, 1786-1818.

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Playbills relating to Captain James Cook, 1786-1818.

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Collection consists of two playbills relating to Captain James Cook, performed in England. They are for the play Omai, performed on Apr. 6, 1786 and for Captain Cook, performed Sept. 13, 1818.

1 oversize box.

University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles

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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, ...