A short narrative of the voyage undertaken in His Majesty's ship Resolution, Captn. James Cook, with the Discovery, Captn. Clerk. [19--]

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A short narrative of the voyage undertaken in His Majesty's ship Resolution, Captn. James Cook, with the Discovery, Captn. Clerk. [19--]

Account by the cooper on the Resolution, May 29, 1776-Oct. 4, 1780.

9 leaves ; 43 cm.

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Dixson Library (University of New England)

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Griffin, William Cooper

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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, ...