02670ctmaa2200385 a 4500001000800000005001700008007001400025008004100039019002100080035001700101035001200118040003700130042000900167043003000176045001700206100002900223245006200252260005900314300004300373500007800416506004200494520030500536545106900841600003801910610002101948650003301969650003002002650003902032651004202071651004402113656002102157700002202178700003202200953005202232208986420080723121124.0hd afu---buca910620q19481991enk neng d1 a8103455z8103455 9000008103455 91879210 aANL:MSbengcANL:MSdANL:MSdANL aanuc au-at---au-nz---ae-uk---2 bd1768bd17711 aCook, James,d1728-1779.10aJournal of the H.M.S. Endeavour,f1768-1771h[microform]. aLondon :bBritish Museum Photographic Service,c[19--] a1 microfilm reel :bnegative ;c35 mm. aMicrofilm copy of original held by National Library of Australia at MS 1. aAvailable for research. Not for loan. aHolograph journal of the voyage of H.M.S. "Endeavour" during which Cook discovered Eastern Australia and circumnavigated New Zealand. Included is a copy of a report from John Hutchinson, surgeon of the "Dolphin" to Captain Samuel Wallis, 10 May, 1768, on the effects of various food stuffs on scurvy.0 aJames Cook was born in 1728 in Yorkshire. Apprenticed to a coal shipper in Whitby he began to learn the skills of sound navigation and accurate charting. In 1755 he joined the Royal Navy and steadily advanced. In North America he took part in the siege of Quebec City, and began coastal surveys of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. In 1768 Cook was promoted to become commander of Endeavour Bark sent to Tahiti to observe the transit of Venus. The Admiralty in 'secret instructions' asked Cook to find the mythical southern continent. In 1769 Cook circumnavigated New Zealand, charted its coast and took formal possession for England. On 19 April 1770 Cook sighted another coastline. Sailing north Cook landed at Botany Bay. And charted 5000 miles of coastline with great accuracy. Cook took formal possession of New South Wales for England. In 1772 Cook led a second expedition to confirm the great south land. In 1777, Cook's third voyage explored the Pacific coasts of North America and Siberia. Cook was killed on 14 February 1779 in the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).10aCook, James,d1728-1779vDiaries.20aEndeavour (Ship) 0aScurvyyEarly works to 1800. 0aVoyages around the world. 0aExplorerszGreat BritainvDiaries. 0aAustraliaxDiscovery and exploration. 0aNew ZealandxDiscovery and exploration. 7aExplorers.2lcsh1 aHutchinson, John.1 aWallis, Samuel,d1728-1795. aManuscripts subject term: History and Geography