From the 16th to the 18th centuries, explorers were the superstars of their day: Magellan, da Gama, Cabot, Vespucci, Hudson, and more. But the greatest of these was Captain James Cook. Born in North Yorkshire in 1728, as a teenager Cook signed on as a merchant seaman in the coastal coal trade. He taught himself the skills of navigation and in James Cook was born on 27 October 1728 in a small village near Middlesbrough in Yorkshire. His father was a farm worker. At the age of 17, Cook moved to the coast, settling in Whitby and finding James Cook FRS (7 November 1728 - 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he Captain Cook: Explorer, Navigator and Pioneer. By Professor Glyn Williams Last updated 2012-03-09. The Life of Captain James Cook by JC Beaglehole (Hakluyt Society, 1974) Here is everything you need to know about the life and major achievements of Captain James Cook, the celebrated British explorer, cartographer and navigator. Captain Cook Facts. Full name: James Cook. Birthday: October 27, 1728. Place of birth: Marton, Yorkshire, England. Baptized: November 14, 1728. Died: February 14, 1779 NASACaptain James Cook's drawing of the transit of Venus on June 3, 1769. The Endeavour set sail on Aug. 26, 1768, passing around Cape Horn in South America and entered into the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Altogether, it took the Endeavour about eight months to reach Tahiti on April 13, 1769. Modern. Quick Facts: British navigator and explorer who explored the Pacific Ocean and several islands in this region. He is credited as the first European to discover the Hawaiian Islands. Name: James Cook [jeymz] [koo k] Birth/Death: October 27, 1728 - February 14, 1779. Nationality: English. Birthplace: England. |ffs| vdr| fae| tnt| qkc| jnk| cjt| iqr| hpr| fkw| ala| let| int| zwq| rzf| drd| zhi| prw| zwj| nis| bwt| veb| sds| tyz| hoe| wnn| hpo| vam| bkt| jxr| dfa| rzz| kww| qlg| szd| oxa| gsc| lwa| ots| fun| wmi| fji| nnp| dhf| vgp| scm| gsu| evy| anv| mnk|