Captain James Cook mapping New Zealand
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Updated: 27 May 2019
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Captain James Cook was born on the 7th of November, 1728 in Yorkshire, England.Captain James Cook moves to the Port of Whitby
at 18 years old where he became a shipowner.Captain James Cook volunteers to become a seaman for the navy.Captain James Cook becomes elected to lieutenant and to command and control a scientific voyage across the Pacific Ocean.Captain James Cook observes an eclipse of the sun and sends it to the royal society in London.Captain James Cook arrives at the southeast coast of Australia.Captain James Cook is killed by hawaiians while attempting to return home in Kealakekua Bay in Hawaii.End of endeavour voyageStart of resolution voyageEnd of resolution voyageCaptain James Cook marries wife Elizabeth Batts.Start of endeavour voyageStart of new resolution voyageEnd of new resolution voyage
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