No one can be exactly sure what Cooks very first mission was, he joined the Merchant Navy as a teenager and the Royal Navy in 1755. However as he returned from the mission it is certain that at some time he passed through every compass point.
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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 did not actually leave for Australia: his first mission was to observe the transit of Venus from Tahiti. He was then to sail west and report on any new lands he came across. It was on this journey that he came across the east coast of Australia. On this, James Cook's first voyage, he departed England in August 1768.
James Cook's first voyage was from 1768 to 1771.
The European discovery was by Captain James Cook,
James cook loved the sea and was instructed to go on a mission to study the eclipse between Venus and the sun. after , he wanted to sail the world and do the same.
James Cook first sighted the eastern coast of Australia in April 1770.
James Cook was neither the first person to discover nor settle Australia.
The first vessel which James Cook commanded was the HM Bark Endeavour. At this stage, James Cook was not yet a captain.
Captain James Cook in 1778.
James Cook was 41 when he first reached Australia.
James Cook's first expedition started in 1768.