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Captain James Cook (1728-1779): Celebrated North Country
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Discover the story of Captain James Cook through the outstanding collections
of the British Library linked with material held in institutions such as the
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in the North East of England
Cook was born in 1728 in Marton, now a suburb of Middlesbrough, and is probably the most famous maritime explorer of the 18th century. His exploits in Canada and North West America, the islands of the Pacific, New Zealand and Australia and his incursions into waters of the Arctic and Antarctic are well recorded, particularly through the journals, logs and pictures which were made during the voyages and today preserved in museums, libraries and archives throughout the world.
Find out how, since his death in 1779, Cook has been celebrated in the towns and villages of his native North East of England where there are survivals of his times in ‘Captain Cook Country’
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enquiries to Phil_Philo@middlesbrough.gov.uk or write to: Captain Cook Birthplace Museum |
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