Captain James Cook's landing and the Indigenous first words contested by Aboriginal leaders

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November [O.S. 27 October] 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 to the Pacific and Southern Oceans. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand and was the first known European to visit the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. #captaincook #captaincookmonument #anchorlife #anchoragealaska #alaskahistory #walkwithhisto

Life-size £1.5m replica of HMS Endeavour to retrace Captain Cook's world voyages

Life aboard HMS Endeavour with James Cook | Britannica

In the year 1770, Captain James Cook and the crew of the HMS Endeavour embarked on a significant voyage, landing at what is now known as Botany Bay. This expedition marked the first detailed European mapping of the east coast of Australia, an event documented with much enthusiasm for its contributions to the charts of the world. However, the arrival of the Europeans had a dark side that was unintended yet devastating. Along with their maps and measurements, Cook’s crew brought with them pathogen