Captain Cook’s voyages of exploration - State Library of New …
WEBThe maps, journals, log books and paintings from Cook’s travels are just some of the State Library’s incredible records of this exciting time. A map of the southern hemi-sphere showing the discoveries made in the Southern Ocean up to 1770, James Cook.
Voyages of discovery Voyages of discovery Intro - State Library of …
WEBEuropeans had been searching for rich new lands in the Southern Hemisphere long before Captain James Cook arrived on the east coast of Australia in 1770. Explore the State Library's incredible maps, journals, drawings and books.
James Cook | State Library of New South Wales
WEBJames Cook's voyage in Endeavour, 1768-1771, was the first European expedition to include scientific discovery as a major objective. When the Library’s fair copy of his logbook was brought to our conservation lab for examination, its binding had completely failed, and the deteriorated iron gall ink had significantly cracked and broken the paper.
Cook's maps | State Library of New South Wales
WEBIn early 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned from John Bayly, engraver to the British Museum, an engraving of a 1770 chart that traced Captain James Cook's survey of the coastline of eastern Australia and of New Zealand.
Captain James Cook's voyages of discovery
WEBFind out more about Captain James Cook's three epic voyages of discovery to the Pacific through original manuscripts, maps and rare printed images.
James Cook's log | State Library of New South Wales
WEBJames Cook's Endeavour log - the Mitchell copy. This copy of James Cook’s Endeavour log was made by his clerk, Richard Orton, during the voyage. It differs from the holograph log (Cook’s original, now held at the National Library of Australia) because Cook later substantially revised his own copy to include later thoughts and impressions or ...
Who was on the ship? | State Library of New South Wales
WEBJames Roberts was a servant to Sir Joseph Banks on the Endeavour voyage. He came from Mareham le Fen in Lincolnshire and was 16 when he joined the voyage. He later lived in Banks' house in Soho Square. He died in 1826 aged 74.
The Endeavour voyage | State Library of New South Wales
WEBIt was Britain’s greatest voyage of ocean exploration, mounted by the Admiralty and the Royal Society and forty-year-old Captain James Cook was entrusted with its leadership. On 25 August 1768, three months after taking command of the HM Bark Endeavour , he led the ship out of Plymouth Harbour.
Joseph Banks and James Roberts - State Library of New South Wales
WEBAt just sixteen years of age, James Roberts boarded the Endeavour as servant to the young botanist Joseph Banks. Roberts’ writing shows him to be an observant traveller – as well as the poignant list of people on the Endeavour and their respective fates, Roberts’ journal recorded his weather observations, position of the ship and events ...
Cook's Endeavour voyage and the British discovery of Australia
WEBCaptain James Cook (1728-1779) was given command of the Endeavour in 1768 and set sail from Plymouth in August of that year on Britain's first great voyage of ocean exploration. The expedition was mounted by the Admiralty and the Royal Society.