Perseverance (Ship) logbook, 1804-1805.

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Perseverance (Ship) logbook, 1804-1805.

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The logbook of the ship Perseverance details a shipping voyage from Boston to Jakarta, Mar. 1804-Jan. 1805. The master was James Cook. The logbook is incomplete, but includes notes on shipboard occupations. During its voyage, the Perseverance spoke the ships Charles (out of Boston), Hunter (out of Newburyport, Mass.), and Nancy (out of Sag Harbor, N.Y.).

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Nancy (Ship)

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Perseverance (Ship)

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Hunter (Ship)

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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, ...