James Cook

James Cook (October 27, 1728 – February 14, 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, and map maker. He made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, in which its main shorelines were mapped. His most notable accomplishments were the discoveries of the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the mapping of New Zealand.

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• James Cook Links Page
• Captain Cook Society
• Explorer voyage maps including those of James Cook
• The Endeavour journal, as kept by James Cook - digitised and held by the National Library of Australia
• The South Seas Project: maps and online editions of the Journals of James Cook's First Pacific Voyage. 1768-1771, Includes full text of journals kept by Cook, Joseph Banks and Sydney Parkinson, as well as the complete text of John Hawkesworth's 1773 Account of Cook's first voyage.
• http://www.cooktowns.com/ Cooktown's Official web page
• http://www.naturespowerhouse.info Nature's PowerHouse in Cooktown's Botanic Gardens.
• The Endeavour Replica A replica of Captain Cook's vessel.