Endeavour is a replica of Captain James Cook's famous ship of discovery. Described by the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London as the world's best replica of an 18th century ship, she is currently circumnavigating the globe.

James Cook 1728-1779 James Cook was born in the Yorkshire village of Marton on October 27, 1728. His first experience at sea came at the age of 18 when he signed on as a deckhand aboard a Whitby collier carrying coal to London. He became an accomplished mathematician in his spare time and was actually offered a command of his own ship but refused and joined the Royal Navy as a seaman. His ...

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The first British ship on the NW Coast. Captain James Cook Monday, March 30th 1778. Captain James Cook, and his crew sailed his ship Resolution for the first time into Nootka Sound. Nootka Chief Maquinna Monday, March 30th 1778. Upon seeing Cook's ship, Chief Maquinna told his people to go out ... and try to understand what these people wanted and what they are after. On that day Cook wrote in ...

James Cook This page contains links to pages with information about Cook This page is part of the Discoverers Web More Link Collections I must admit I'm not the only, or even the first one to make a collection of Cook links. Check out these sites: CJC - the Navigator CCSU - Other Internet Resources about Captain Cook Captain James Cook - The World's Explorer - Sources Around the world in many ...

LOADING. . . Cook, James 1728 - 1779 Naval officer, cartographer, navigator, explorer According to reliable sources James Cook was born on 27 October 1728 at Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England; he was baptised on 3 November that year. He was the second child of James Cook, a Scottish day labourer, and his wife, Grace Pace. He attended the Postgate School at Great Ayton in Yorkshire and at ...