[James Cook miscellanea]. 1773-1778.

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[James Cook miscellanea]. 1773-1778.

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Photographed copy of a four page excerpt of the log of Cook's second voyage entitled "Voyage to the South Pole and Around the World in the Resolution and Adventure" appended to a typewritten transcript.

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University of British Columbia Library

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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, ...