Wednesday, 19 July 2017

Cook

Links for events and info in 2017 for Captain Cook and Endeavour
The 250th anniversary of Cook’s voyage, which began at Plymouth in August 1768

Nicholas Thomas, director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge, recently edited the first illustrated edition of Cook’s writings, The Voyages of Captain James Cook (Murdoch Books).

Timeline

Title: Endeavour at sea
Description: Endeavour at sea from Sketches made in Captain Cook’s First Voyage
Pencil
Date: 1768-1771
Author: Sydney Parkinson
Dimensions:
Collection: British Library
Reference no: Add.Ms.9345f.16v
Record no.: 19411

 East Coast Encounter; Australian National Maritime Museum

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