Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages ... In just over a decade he would add one third to the map of the known world.

Halcyon leucocephala, grey-headed kingfisher. Annotated watercolour painting by Georg Forster, made during James Cook’s second voyage to explore the southern seas, 1772-75. Captain James Cook's ...

David Hemblen plays Capt. James Cook in Canada: A People's History. By the nineteenth century, Europeans and Indians were into the third century of their uneven relationship but there had still ...

Captain James Cook was the last explorer active during the age of sailing; he charted one third of the globe. It is thought that his travels brought significant advancements in navigation ...