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Portrait of James Cook

James Cook

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Explorer · 1728 – 1779

James Cook was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer whose three Pacific voyages charted New Zealand, the eastern coast of Australia and many Pacific islands with unprecedented accuracy.

  • Mapping New Zealand and eastern Australia
  • Three Pacific voyages