Captain James Cook's pioneering journeys across the Pacific in the eighteenth century changed the course of science. They also provided us with a superb visual record of this period of exploration.

The replica of Captain James Cook's ship, Endeavour, sails away from Sydney Harbour. (Pic credit: Richard Palfreyman / Perth 2011 via Getty Images) “He was shown to be an industrious ...

The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum faces closure ... He commanded a ship called the HMS Endeavour, which reportedly served as the inspiration for the starship Enterprise. Cook charted the eastern ...

Captain Cook's legacy has been viewed less favourably ... Indigenous activists say Cook and his crew on the HMS Endeavour committed atrocities including murder within hours of landing in New ...

Series editor John Farren writes: In the late 18th century Captain James Cook led three great voyages of discovery which would push the borders of the British Empire to the ends of the earth.

Stowed away in the margins of Captain Cook's and Joseph Banks's diaries, the enigmatic Polynesian has no known portrait, but may have been one of the most influential figures aboard HMS Endeavour.