Countries with links to Cook
Sailors on the great Voyages came from many parts of Britain, from the Orkneys to Cornwall. There were also sailors from the Azores, Brazil, Germany, India, Netherlands, North America, and Venice. Cook and his companions were directly associated with many countries:
| Australia | Explored and charted the east coast |
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| Canada | Charted St Laurence estuary and Newfoundland. Explored west coast during the 3rd Voyage |
| France | Along with France’s great explorers, Bougainville and La Perouse, explored the Pacific islands. France, at war with Britain during the 3rd Voyage, ordered her navy not to attack Cook. |
| Germany | The home of Johann Reinhold and Georg Forster, botanists on the 2nd Voyage. |
| Netherlands | Built on the work of many Dutch sailors who found Australia, especially Tasman who first sighted Tasmania and New Zealand. |
| New Zealand | Circumnavigated and charted New Zealand. |
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| Russia | Third Voyage visited Kamchatka and Chukotka. Two of Cook's officers later served in the Russian navy. St. Petersburg holds extensive Cook collections. |
| Sweden | The home of Dr Daniel Solander, Swedish botanist who sailed on the 1st Voyage, and Anders Sparrman on the 2nd Voyage. |
| Switzerland | The artist Webber came from a Swiss family and trained in Paris and Berne. |
| Tahiti | The island where Cook observed the Transit of Venus. |
| U.S.A. | Explored Alaska, the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Strait on the third voyage, and died in Hawaii. |