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Captain James cook

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Captain James cook

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  1. CaptainJamescook

  2. James Cook • James Cook was born in yorkshire England and entered the navy as a able sea man in 1755. he was given command of the bark Endeavour a well constructed ship of 368 tons. In the same year Captain Cook received instructions to set sail for the pacific in order to study the planet Venus across the disk of the sun. this was predicted to take place on the 3rd of June 1769.

  3. The Endeavour • On 26th of august 1769 the Endeavour set sail from Plymouth stocked with 18 months of supplies and with 94 men on board. Joining cook were Joesve Banks, the botanist, Daniel solander, a naturalist and Charles Green, from the greenwitch observatory. • (the Endeavour)

  4. His voyages • Captain James Cook made 3 trips to the pacific. He was speared and killed by the Hawaiian natives. He was killed in Hawaii on his 3rd voyage. The first voyage was to observe the transit of Venus for his sponsors the royal society (English scientists) and to see if he could beat the French.

  5. About him • Occupation: Explorer • Born: October 27, 1728 in Yorkshire, England • Died: Killed by natives at the Hawaiian Islands on February 14, 1779 • Best known for: Exploring the South Pacific. • James Cook was a British navigator and explorer who sailed and mapped much of the south pacific.

  6. Routes of Captain James Cook through the South Pacific. The first voyage is in red, the second in green, and the third in blue

  7. Facts The first European to set foot on Australia's east coast was Cook's nephew Isaac Smith. • The Endeavour also had scientists aboard including botanist Joseph Banks. They collected and recorded numerous plants and animals throughout their journey. • Tahiti was so nice and the natives so friendly that some of Cook's crew wanted to stay. • The Maori warriors in New Zealand wore tattoos on their faces. Some of the Endeavour's sailors got tattoos on their arms and started a tradition that continues today.

  8. Nicolas young • Nicolas Young was a sailor on Captain James Cook's ship in his first voyage. He was eleven years old when the ship left England on 26 August 1768. He was a stowaway on the Endeavour. Nicholas Young sighted New Zealand on 7 October 1769. Captain James Cook named the place Young Nicks Head after Nick and rewarded him with a gallon of rum.

  9. The civilians • Joseph Banks: Naturalist & Botanist • Daniel Solander: Naturalist & Doctor • Charles Green: Astronomer • John Reynolds: Artist • Sydney Parkinson: Artist • Herman Sporing: Artist • Alexander Buchan: Artist • James Roberts: Servant • Peter Briscoe: Servant • Thomas Richmond: Servant

  10. The crew

  11. By Amie Broad 2013

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