TITLE: CAPTAIN JAMES COOK #1, (He Looks Tired)
1995 11 X 22 INCHES

James Cook:
1728-79, British explorer. Officer in the Royal Navy.

First voyage: 1768-71 In the Endeavor, Captain Cook, with a crew of 85
sailed past Cape Horn, observed The Transit of Venus at Tahiti, discoverd and
charted New Zealand, sailed the east coast of Australia and searched for "The
Great Southern Continent". He is also credited with preventing scurvy among his
crew through proper diet.

Second voyage: 1772 - 75 In the Resolution and Adventure , Cook continued
his search for the southern continent. After reaching latitude 71 degrees
South, he discovered Easter Island and the New Hebrides. At that time, Captain
Cook thought there was no southern continent unless it was at the pole. He
felt the Antarctic to be sterile, dangerous and of no use to anyone. "The risk
one runs in exploring a coast in these unknown and icy seas, is so very great,
that I can be bold to say that no man will ever venture further than I have
done, and that the lands to the south will never be explored." Yet, in the
thoroughness of his published journal he recorded the observations of large numbers
of seals and whales. If governments and explorers turned their interests
elsewhere, the owners of the whaling and seal fleets in America and Europe could
see great rewards in sailing the high southern latitudes.

Third voyage: 1776 - 79: In the Resolution and Discovery , Captain Cook
sailed the Pacific, the north-west coast of North America and the Bering Strait.
He also discovered Christmas Island. He was killed by natives in the
Hawaiian Islands.