James Cook sailed into Botany Bay in 1770.At the time, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and not yet a Captain.
It is a common misconception that Captain Cook discovered Australia. He did not. The Australian continent had been populated by Aborigines for thousands of years, and visited by numerous Asian traders and, later, explorers since the first known European visitor in 1616. Captain James Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770.
James Cook did not discover New Guinea.
Captain Cook first came to Australia in 1770, first sighting the southeastern corner of the Australian mainland in April 1770. He departed England in August 1768. Incidentally, Cook did not discover Australia.
James Cook was not a captain when he left England on his first mission of exploration. Lieutenant James Cook departed Plymouth, England on 25 August 1768.
James Cook sailed into Botany Bay in 1770.At the time, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and not yet a Captain.
It is a common misconception that Captain Cook discovered Australia. He did not. The Australian continent had been populated by Aborigines for thousands of years, and visited by numerous Asian traders and, later, explorers since the first known European visitor in 1616. Captain James Cook was the first European to sight and chart the eastern coast of Australia, which he did between April and August 1770.
James Cook did not discover New Guinea.
when he was 32 years old
James Cook was born in 1728.
Captain James Cook explored the New Zealand coast line in the year 1769. He returned to New Zealand in 1774.
European discovery was made by Captain James Cook in January of 1778.
James Cook was born on the 27th October 1728.
James Cook's wife, Elizabeth, died in 1835.
Captain Cook first came to Australia in 1770, first sighting the southeastern corner of the Australian mainland in April 1770. He departed England in August 1768. Incidentally, Cook did not discover Australia.
James Cook (not yet a captain) explored New Zealand in 1769, just prior to his arrival in Australia.
James Cook was not a captain when he left England on his first mission of exploration. Lieutenant James Cook departed Plymouth, England on 25 August 1768.