Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in the eighteenth century changed the course of science. They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration.

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 ...

During Charles Darwin's 1831–6 voyage on the Beagle, his on-board library included 'Cook's voyages' (the edition is not specified). This illustrated 1821 edition, in seven volumes, is representative ...

A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in 1772 has sold for £6,500 at auction. Captain Cook was sent as far south as possible to determine if there was any great southern ...

A medal from Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery is due to be auctioned and could fetch up to £3,000. The medal was commissioned by famous botanist Sir Joseph Banks and paid for by ...

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 majority of specimens in this collection date from the early-to-mid 1800s through to the mid-to-late 1900s, though the oldest skins date back to Captain James Cook’s voyages in the mid-to-late ...

The new owners of an exact replica of HMS Endeavour plan to retrace Captain James Cook’s voyage with the ship… before turning it into a pub ...

The medal commemorating Captain Cook's voyage is one of just 2,000 made A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in 1772 has sold for £6,500 at auction. Captain Cook was ...