Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher. Annotated watercolour painting by Georg Forster, made during James Cook’s second voyage to explore the southern seas, 1772-75. Captain James Cook's ...

Sides’s latest effort, “The Wide Wide Sea,” is a gripping account of Captain James Cook’s final voyage. Cook is a controversial historical figure, especially in light of increasing ...

Cook’s first round-the-world voyage left England in 1768, bound for Tahiti. He commanded a ship called the HMS Endeavour, which reportedly served as the inspiration for the starship Enterprise.

In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific, received from a Polynesian priest named Tupaia an astonishing gift—a map ...

The voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...

On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James Cook landed at Possession Bay in ... there was a great southern landmass. During the voyage the Resolution crossed the Antarctic circle twice ...

Le 12 juillet 1776, le capitaine James Cook embarque pour un troisième grand voyage à bord du HMS Resolution. Sa mission ...