James Cook. Portrait of British explorer James Cook (1728-79). After joining the Royal Navy, Cook made his first major voyage from 1768-71. During thi
James Cook. Portrait of British explorer James Cook (1728-79). After joining the Royal Navy, Cook made his first major voyage from 1768-71. During this trip he made the first accurate maps of New Zealand's coastline and the first European landing in east Australia in 1770. During 1772-75 he tried to find a legendary southern continent, becoming the first person to cross the Antarctic Circle. However, further travel south was soon halted by pack ice. In his third voyage (1776-79) he tried to find the Northwest passage, a navigable route around Canada. During this voyage he discovered the Hawaiian islands but was later killed by the natives there. Artwork from an 1833/37 book.
Size: 2480px × 3556px
Photo credit: © GEORGE BERNARD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: antarctic, australia, cartographer, cook, discoverer, explorer, hawaii, james, northwest, passage, portraits, sir, surname, zealand
