James Cook's voyages

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:commander James Cook
gptkbp:deathOfCommander gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:deathOfCommanderYear 1779
gptkbp:firstVoyageEndYear 1771
gptkbp:firstVoyageMainObjective search for Terra Australis
observe the transit of Venus
gptkbp:firstVoyageRoute England-Tahiti-New Zealand-Australia-England
gptkbp:firstVoyageStartYear 1768
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Cook's voyages
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:John_Gore
gptkb:Charles_Clerke
gptkb:William_Bligh
gptkb:Sydney_Parkinson
gptkb:Joseph_Banks
gptkb:James_King
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:Australia_(East_Coast)
Antarctic Circle crossing
New Zealand (mapping)
gptkbp:notableLocationVisited gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Georgia
gptkb:Antarctic_Circle
gptkb:Sandwich_Islands_(Hawaii)
Tahiti
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Discovery
gptkb:HMS_Endeavour
gptkb:HMS_Adventure
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkbp:numberOfLaunches 3
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:explorer
scientific research
mapping
gptkbp:resultedIn astronomical observations
scientific observations
botanical collections
contact with indigenous peoples
expanded European knowledge of Pacific
ethnographic records
Cook's death in Hawaii
detailed maps of Pacific
gptkbp:secondVoyageEndYear 1775
gptkbp:secondVoyageMainObjective search for Terra Australis
gptkbp:secondVoyageRoute England-Antarctic Circle-Pacific-England
gptkbp:secondVoyageStartYear 1772
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:thirdVoyageEndYear 1779
gptkbp:thirdVoyageMainObjective search for Northwest Passage
gptkbp:thirdVoyageRoute England-Pacific-North America-Hawaii
gptkbp:thirdVoyageStartYear 1776
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cook-Forster_Collection
gptkb:Lapérouse_expedition
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7