When did james cook die

Combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific

See also: Second voyage of James Cook and Third voyage of James Cook

The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771.

The aims were to observe the 1769 transit of Venus from Tahiti and to seek evidence of the postulated Terra Australis Incognita or "undiscovered southern land".

What did james cook discover

It was the first of three voyages of which James Cook was the commander.

The voyage was commissioned by King George III and commanded by Lieutenant Cook, a junior naval officer with good skills in cartography and mathematics.

Departing from Plymouth Dockyard in August 1768, the expedition crossed the Atlantic, rounded Cape Horn and reached Tahiti in April 1769, before the expected transit on 3 June. After the observation, Cook sailed into the largely uncharted ocean to the south and west of Tahiti, stopping at the Pacific islands of Huahine, Borabora and Raiatea to claim them for Great Britai

when did captain cook land in australia date

when did captain cook arrive in aus