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Medal from Captain Cook's voyage sells for £6,500
A medal marking Captain James Cook's second voyage of discovery in 1772 has sold for £6,500 at auction. Captain Cook was sent as far south as possible to determine if there was any great southern ...
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Shells collected on Captain Cook’s final voyage rescued from skip
Shells collected by Captain Cook’s crew were “miraculously ... Dixon while he was serving as armourer under Cook during his third voyage on HMS Resolution. Another shell is that of the ...