James Cook
Captain James Cook ( – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He served during the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the St. Lawrence River during the siege of Quebec, which brought him to the attention of the Admiralty and the Royal Society. This acclaim came at a crucial moment for the direction of British overseas exploration, and it led to his commission in 1768 as commander of for the first of three Pacific voyages.
In these voyages, Cook sailed thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in greater detail and on a scale not previously charted by Western explorers. He surveyed and named features, and recorded islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage, and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions.
During his third voyage in the Pacific, Cook encountered the Hawaiian islands in 1779. He was killed while attempting to take hostage Kalaniʻōpuʻu, chief of the island of Hawaii, during a dispute. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge that influenced his successors well into the 20th century, and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him. He remains controversial for his occasionally violent encounters with indigenous peoples and there is debate on whether he can be held responsible for paving the way for British imperialism and colonialism. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1778
Superior document: Voyage au pôle austral et autour du monde, fait sur les vaisseaux de roi l'Aventure & la Résolution, en 1772, 1773, 1774 & 1775 ; dans lequel on a inséré la relation du capitaine Furneaux & celle de messieurs Forster ; traduit de l'anglois Tome V
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Published: 1784
Superior document: A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making Discoveriers in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the practivaility of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780
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Published: 1787
Superior document: Dritte und letzte Reise um die Welt des Lieutenants J. Cook Befehlshaber der königlichen Korvette die Resoluzion, in den Jahren 1776 bis 1778 [1]
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Published: 1777
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Published: 1786
Superior document: Reise um die Welt Fortsetzung [das heißt 4]
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Published: [1784]
Superior document: A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making Discoveriers in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the practivaility of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 [Tafelbd.]
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Published: 1993.
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Published: 1778
Superior document: Voyage au pôle austral et autour du monde, fait sur les vaisseaux de roi l'Aventure & la Résolution, en 1772, 1773, 1774 & 1775 ; dans lequel on a inséré la relation du capitaine Furneaux & celle de messieurs Forster ; traduit de l'anglois Tome VI
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Published: 1784
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Published: 1785
Superior document: Reise um die Welt Fortsetzung [das heißt 2]
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Published: 1785
Superior document: Reise um die Welt Fortsetzung [das heißt 3]
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Published: 1785
Superior document: Sammlung der besten Reisebeschreibungen ...
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Published: 1784
Superior document: A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making Discoveriers in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the practivaility of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780
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Published: 1784
Superior document: A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean Undertaken, by the Command of His Majesty, for making Discoveriers in the Northern Hemisphere. To determine The Position and Extent of the West Side of North America; its Distance from Asia; and the practivaility of a Northern Passage to Europe. Performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore, In his Majesty's Ships the Resolution and Discovery. In the Years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780
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Superior document: An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And succesively performed by Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook [Plates]
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Published: 1773
Superior document: An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And succesively performed by Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook vol. 2
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Published: 1773
Superior document: An account of the voyages undertaken by the order of his present Majesty for making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, And succesively performed by Byron, Wallis, Carteret and Cook vol. 3
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Published: 1773
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