James Cook, FRS, RN (James Cook, October 27, 1728 (old Julian calendar )-February 14, 1779). Known as Captain Cook (Captain Cook), it is a British Royal Navy officer, navigator, explorer, and cartographer. Cook served in the British Merchant Marine when he was young. After joining the Royal Navy in 1755, he participated in the Seven Years' War. Later, he helped to map most of the St. Lawrence Estuary during the Battle of Quebec. After the war, in 1760 Many fine maps were made for the island of Newfoundland in the time. Cook's ability to draw maps was favored by the Admiralty and the Royal Society, which led to his appointment as the captain of the endeavor in 1766 and his first expedition to the Pacific Ocean. On February 14, 1779, during the third exploration of the Pacific Ocean, Cook fought with the islanders on the island of Hawaii and was killed. The cook has set sail for the Pacific region three times, leading the crew to become the first Europeans to land on the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. He also set the record for the first time that a European ship sailed around New Zealand. By using the menstrual instrument, he drew a large number of maps for the Pacific islands between New Zealand and Hawaii, the accuracy and scale of the maps were beyond the reach of previous generations. During the exploration journey, Cook also named many newly discovered islands and things. Most of the island and coastline maps were drawn by him appeared for the first time in Western atlases and nautical atlases.
