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06 February 2008 - Greetings from Hamilton, New Zealand.

News

I have secured a contract from Seaforth Publishing for a new book, to be published in the UK in 2009, covering Captain James Cook's career in the Royal Navy from 1755 until 1768. Work on the book will probably leave little time to update these pages but please do let me know of any significent errors or ommissions.

Ownership, linking and copying

My pages were started in January 2001 and last edited in October 2007. Please feel free to link to any of these pages. If, however, you would like to download and use any of their content on your own pages, please contact me first. I will normally grant permission provided my name as the author is acknowledged and highlighted. If you have any comments, please contact John Robson at jcr@quicksilver.net.nz

Contents

The following links will take you to pages I have developed on particular people and events, especially to do with eighteenth century exploration:

Two sets of pages, still being worked on, can be seen at:

Men who sailed with Cook provides background on many of the men who sailed with Cook. Musters of Cook's ships.

 

Captain Cook index pages James Cook in Newfoundland
The Captain Cook Encyclopaedia. Cook Bibliographies
Northwest Coast of America exploration George Vancouver
Vancouver's colleagues French Explorers
Jean-Francois de Galaup de La Pérouse Louis-Antoine de Bougainville

 

I am also concerned about the plight of Turtles and Sea Otters and have started pages to celebrate these lovely animals amd to bring them to more people's attention. However, at this stage I have not had the time to do anymore than provide links to other people's pages.

 

Turtles Sea Otters