John Robson's Captain Cook pages


Introduction

Captain James Cook, the eighteenth century British explorer, is a principal interest of mine. I have developed several pages about different aspects of his life and his legacy. This page was begun in early 2001 and was last edited in March 2007.

  Two NEW 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.

  Other pages include:

A short biography of Captain James Cook. The text for this short biography is taken from my book, "Captain Cook's world" Captain Cook Society (CCS). The Captain Cook Society is an International Society for everyone interested in James Cook. It's pages contain a large amount of information about Cook and provide links to other related sites.
Captain Cook Bibliography. The pages linked to here aim to list all the books and articles about Cook published since Beddie's work of 1970 (with some overlap). James Cook in Newfoundland
Musters of Cook's ships. James Cook on HMS Eagle, 1755 to 1756
Captain Cook Museums . A list of museums and libraries holding significant collections relevant to Cook. Captain Cook Memorials . Listings of statues, monuments, etc to Cook.
Captain Cook Gazetteer . A list of places named by or after Captain James Cook and his crew. Cook Wills. This page contains the text of wills of Captain James Cook, men who sailed with him and others who were associated with him.
Captain Cook's world . This book, my first, was published in 2000 by Random House New Zealand and subsequently in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. The Captain Cook encyclopaedia. This book, my second, was published in 2004 by Chatham Publishing and subsequently in New Zealand, Australia and the United States.

 

  • New Zealand CCS

    The Captain Cook Society has a small number of members scattered through New Zealand. The New Zealand representative for the CCS is Allan Berry, 238 Waikiekie Road, Thames, New Zealand or by email at NZ agent

     

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