James Cook Summary

Captain Cook Discovers the Ends of the Earth Overview Almost half the globe was a mystery before James Cook began his voyages. By the time he was finished, it was clear that there were no large landma... Read more

The Discovery of Australia and Tasmania Greatly Expands the British Empire Overview Long after the northern regions of the world were known and occupied, the Southern Hemisphere was still unexplored a... Read more

James Cook Born 1728, Whitby, England Died February 14, 1779, Hawaiian Islands James Cook was born in 1728 near Whitby in northern England, the son of a Scottish farm laborer. After working as a far... Read more