Archive Adventures: Captain James Cook
exhibit includes artifacts, pictures and books,
plus a friendly archive staff to give you a
ÒCookÕs Tour.Ó If you are unable to join us, we hope you enjoy these slide shows.
Volumes by Cook, about Cook, about maritime navi-
Books:
gation and instruments, about Polynesian culture,
botany, etc. Cook-every-which-way.
Our exhibit includes a small-scale replica of CookÕs ship, the
Artifacts:
Endeavour, plus an artifact carried aboard the space shuttle Endeavour, on
her 1992 maiden voyage. The artifact is a portfolio containing engravings of James
Cook and Joseph Banks flanking a document signed
Our thanks to John Robson, Univ. of Waikato, for correcting our error on this page. The ship used in filming was not the
Endeavour replica.
on Cook is well worth a visit.