Letters and clippings relating to Captain James Cook, 1880-1923.

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Letters and clippings relating to Captain James Cook, 1880-1923.

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The collection consists of five items, including three handwritten letters and two clippings. Includes: letter from John Shillinglaw to George Merryweather of New York, 6-23 Feb. 1880, about their mutual interest in Captain Cook and Cook scholarship; two letters from George Merryweather, to Notes and queries (London), 30 April 1923, and to Redwood Library, 25 June 1923, offering articles and data he had collected on Cook for publication. Also, newspaper clipping of letter to the London Echo, ca. Feb. 1912, signed Wm. Slaughter, on the topic of raising a statue of Cook in London; undated clipping from auction catalog, offering original ed. of three volumes of Cook's voyages.

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Redwood Library and Athenaeum

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Shillinglaw, John J. (John Joseph), 1830-1905

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John J. Shillinglaw was author of the following works: A narrative of Arctic discovery, from the earliest period to the present time : with the details of the measures adopted by Her Majesty's government for the relief of the expedition under Sir John Franklin. London : W. Shoberl, 1850; The Australian shipmaster's guide : A handbook of mercantile and maritime information, relating to merchant ships and seamen in Victoria; and Historical records of Port Phillip: The first annals of the colony of...

Merryweather, George

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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, ...