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.

James Cook’s first voyage of exploration which saw him become the first European to lay eyes on Australia took nearly three ...

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

Shells from Captain James Cook’s final voyage were thought lost ... hitting public display for the first time in more than 100 years. Among the collection, there’s a thorny oyster, a sunburst ...

January 18: On his third and final voyage to the Pacific Ocean, British explorer Captain James Cook is the first European to visit the Hawai'ian Islands. He is welcomed by the islanders ...

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 voyages of Captain James Cook delivered new and exciting scientific and geographical discoveries to the western world. "Natural Curiosities", such as rocks, plants and animals were obviously ...

On the 17th of January 1775, English Captain James ... first issue commemorates Possession itself and the start of South Georgia’s 250-year journey from obscurity to the modern age. Cook and ...

The statue in Sydney has been splashed with red paint and had its nose and hand removed. The rare item had interest from all over the world, an auction house in Royal Wootton Bassett said.