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.
James Cook never settled in Australia. After charting the eastern coast of the continent in 1770, he returned to England. During his life, he made two more significant voyages, but his home remained in England.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770.
James Cook claimed Australia for the British Crown on 22 August 1770. He landed at Possession Island in Torres Strait in order to make the formal claim.
That would be 1770 ... hence the name ...
1 year.
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.
James Cook was born on the 27th October 1728.
James Cook sailed into Botany Bay in 1770.At the time, Cook was still a Lieutenant, and not yet a Captain.
James Cook never settled in Australia. After charting the eastern coast of the continent in 1770, he returned to England. During his life, he made two more significant voyages, but his home remained in England.
James Cook's wife, Elizabeth, died in 1835.
James Cook (not yet a captain) explored New Zealand in 1769, just prior to his arrival in Australia.
James Cook (not yet a captain) claimed New South Wales for Great Britain in 1770.
James Cook claimed Australia for the British Crown on 22 August 1770. He landed at Possession Island in Torres Strait in order to make the formal claim.
Captain James Cook explored the New Zealand coast line in the year 1769. He returned to New Zealand in 1774.