A Chart of part of the sea coast of New South Wales on the east coast of New Holland from Cape Palmerston to Cape Flattery / by Lieut. J. Cook, Commander of His Majestys Bark the Endeavor, 1770. [1771]

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A Chart of part of the sea coast of New South Wales on the east coast of New Holland from Cape Palmerston to Cape Flattery / by Lieut. J. Cook, Commander of His Majestys Bark the Endeavor, 1770. [1771]

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1 map : ms. ; 47 x 73 cm.

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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, ...