Journal of the H.M.S. Endeavour, 1768-1771

• Other Authors: National Library of Australia (isOwnedBy)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: data.gov.au
• Subjects: captaincook; endeavour; journal; libraryhack2011; Sandwich Islands; Pacific; New Zealand; Venus; Endeavour; Botany Bay; Newfoundland
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/journal-hms-endeavour-1768-1771/1435138; http://data.gov.au/dataset/7f03ac78-7210-4702-8cd5-f3e373f4097b

\n\nJames Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire. Apprenticed to a coal shipper in\nWhitby he began to learn the skills of sound navigation and accurate charting.\nIn 1755 he joined the Royal Navy and steadily advanced. In North America he\ntook part in the siege of Quebec City, and began coastal survey...