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Between
the years 1768 and 1771 an epic voyage of discovery was sailed by
James Cook and his crew on board HMB Endeavour Ninety-four
men, a goat, and two dogs departed on a sea journey to visit unknown
lands and people, to make scientific discoveries and to search for
the mythical southern continent Terra Australis Incognita.
Read an excerpt from Cooks
manuscript journal or from a transcript of that journal below. Just
click the manuscript or transcript.
DISASTER!
While charting the coast of north-eastern Australia the Endeavour
crashes onto the Great Barrier Reef. Read Cooks words
of worry at the terrible situation, and how the men on board managed
to save the ship from imminent danger.
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