The National Library of Australia has published the CD-ROM Endeavour: Captain Cook's Journal 1768-71 to make for the journal available to all Australians. Of particular use to teachers, and to students of all ages, the CD-ROM may be networked within the classroom situation and is both MAC and PC compatible. It combines a scholarly reference tool with a visually stimulating and interactive adventure into eighteenth-century history, European politics, world-wide indigenous cultures, Enlightenment science and art.

“I think I can safely recommend this CD as the best of its kind that I have recently reviewed. It is immaculately presented, eminently useable, and entirely devoid of those irritating and time consuming indulgences that afflict many a self promotional CDs...” Richard Gorrell, Hawker College, ACT

This site has been created in order to help teachers get started when using the CD-ROM which is— a massive resource. Below are details of information contained on the CD-ROM, and contact details for help should you need it.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contained on the CD-ROM is the handwritten manuscript journal of James Cook, the indexed transcript of that journal produced by J.C. Beaglehole, and five supplementary sections of information about the voyage.

Please click on the different titles below to read more about those sections, functions or documents.


THE JOURNAL
 
THE VOYAGE
 
THE MISSION

THE PEOPLE
 
THE DISCOVERIES
 
THE SHIP

GETTING STARTED
NETWORKING & SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

LIBRARIES LICENCE AGREEMENT [Adobe PDF version]


COMPASS

FURTHER ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:
Nicki Mackay-Sim
Manager,
Multimedia Unit
National Library of Australia
Email: nmackays@nla.gov.au
Ph: 61 2 6262 1231
Fax: 61 2 6273 1084

The Journal
The Journal consists of the Manuscript, a Transcript, and four printable sections: The Journal and its History, The Journal on CD-ROM, Preservation of the Journal and Dr John Cawte Beaglehole. (See Compass for how to print) Both the Manuscript and Transcript are searchable by date, and a subject index is available.

The Voyage
The Voyage consists of key dates and events which give an overview of the voyage. A maps section showing the exact course sailed by the Endeavour as reported by Cook in his journal. All text is printable.

The Mission
Written by History Professor Alan Frost of La Trobe University, Melbourne, this section outlines the historical context of the voyage, the strategic, scientific and commercial motives, and new perspectives gained by Cook through his experiences. A Timeline is accessible at all times within this section, detailing key events over three centuries leading up to the voyage and following it. All text is printable.

The People
Consists of two main sections: The Visited and The Visitors. The Visited includes interesting historical facts about the indigenous or 'settled' peoples visited by the Endeavour and its crew in the countries Madeira, Brazil, Argentina, Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, South Africa and St Helena. All text is printable. The Visitors section details the three groups of crew on board the Endeavour: the Navy, the Marines and the Civilians, including their muster numbers and facts about individuals. Select biographies are printable.

The Discoveries
Consists of five main sections: Astronomy, Botany, Zoology, Cartography and the Scientific Processes. These sections display original artworks sketched or painted on board or from life, astronomical clocks and telescopes taken on board, as well as charts drawn up from observations made. All text is printable.

The Ship
Consists of two sections: Life on Board and HMB Endeavour. Life on Board includes information ranging from the daily routine of the men on board, to their health, to their discipline. HMB Endeavour displays the original deck plans and enables you to take a 'virtual tour' around the ship showing 3-D panoramas of above and below decks on the Endeavour replica. All text is printable.

The Compass (top left corner)
Your guide at all times, allowing you to print, bookmark, adjust the volume, return to the Main Menu, return to the Journal, view the Bibliography, view the Credits or quit the program. Note the left margin options Help and Features which take you through essential navigation such as how to move forward or backward through the CD-ROM and/or how to view film footage.

GETTING STARTED
For Windows®
1.Quit any open applications.
2.Place the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
3.If you do not have QuickTime 3.0 installed on your system, open the "Install" folder on the CD. Run the QuickTime3.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to install QuickTime 3.0.
4.Once you have installed QuickTime 3.0, run the Endeavr.exe program on the CD.

For Macintosh®
1. Quit any open applications.
2. Place the CD in your CD-ROM drive.
3. If you do not have QuickTime 3.0 installed on your system, open the "QuickTime Installer" folder on the CD. Double-click the "Install QuickTime" icon and follow the instructions to install QuickTime 3.0.
4. Once QuickTime is installed, restart your computer, then start the program by double-clicking the Endeavour icon on the CD.

NETWORKING & SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Networking The CD-ROM is able to be networked in any classroom situation, and is both PC and MAC compatible. Please note that at this stage, NT system software will disallow users from entering the Journal section of the CD-ROM, however it will allow entry to all other sections of the CD-ROM. Schools have purchased the publication on this basis.

System Requirements
Not Windows 2000 compatible
Macintosh: System 7.0 or later, 68040 processor or faster (including PowerPC), 16MB of RAM, 4x CD-ROM drive, 640 x 480 display, 256 colours, QuickTime (included on disk)

Windows: Windows 95 or 98, 486/DX2 100 MHz processor or faster (including Pentium), 16 MB of RAM, 4x CD-ROM drive, 640 x 480 display, 256 colours, QuickTime (included on disk), Windows-compatible sound card.

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