Cook, James, 1728-1779

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A voyage to the Pacific ocean
book chapter 1785

Summary: Captain James Cook was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 to the Pacific and Southern Oceans. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand and was the first known European to visit the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [7]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Born: 1728-10-28 [2]
Birth Place: Marton-in-Cleveland (GB) [3]; Marton [7]
Died: 1779-02-14 [2]
Death Place: Hawaii (États-Unis) [3]; Kealakekua Bay [7]
Country: Great Britain [2]
Language: English [3][4]
Occupation: Jūrasbraucējs [4]; Atklājējs [4]; explorer [7]; cartographer [7]; naval officer [7]; seafarer [7]; botanist [7]
Profession: Forschungsreisender [2]
Field of Activity: Ceļojumi [4]; Kartogrāfija [4]
Archives at: University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives [7]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. National Library of Latvia; 5. National Library of Korea; 6. National Library and Archives of Québec; 7. Wikidata

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