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Resource : Model of HM Bark Endeavour
In the late 1700s Captain James Cook (1729 – 1779) led three now legendary voyages to explore the Pacific Ocean in ships named Endeavour, Resolution, Adventure and Discovery. To people living in Britain at the time, the Pacific was as mysterious and unreachable as outer space is to ordinary people today. With his crew Cook voyaged further south than any European before him and brought back new knowledge to Britain of the seas, lands, peoples, plants and animals they encountered. The three voyages transformed knowledge and understanding among Europeans about the wider world and its people.
Resource : A New Map of Africa
In 1805 large tracts of the continent of Africa remained unknown in Britain and Europe. Mapmakers were quick to draw on new information, newly sophisticated measuring instruments, and new consumer interest in the wider world. Their efforts produced maps that were more scientific and objective on one level, but remained deeply coloured by their biases and preconceptions.