This person began his career repairing North Sea coal ships under James Walker of Whitby.
This person began his career repairing North Sea coal ships under James Walker of Whitby. He was awarded fifty pounds for mapping the dangerous Traverses of the St. Lawrence River for General Wolfe in the Seven Years' War. This captain was joined by the Swedish botanist Daniel Solander on a voyage where no crewmen died of scurvy. Joseph Banks accompanied this man on a voyage to observe the (*) transit of Venus from Tahiti. On a mission to find a missing southern continent, this explorer coined the name Sting Ray Harbor, but soon changed its name to Botany Bay. He unsuccessfully searched for the Northwest Passage on the Discovery. For 10 points, name this captain of the Endeavour who circumnavigated New Zealand and died in Hawaii.
This person began his career repairing North Sea coal ships under James Walker of Whitby.
Captain James Cook