Australian Traveller Explores the Legacy of Cooktown
Commemorations (2019x)This year marks the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s arrival in Australia. AUSTRALIAN TRAVELLER explores the legacy of Cooktown, the final stop of his tour.
Captain Cook Landing Takes on New Perspective
Commemorations (2019x)A major festival commemorating the 250 year anniversary of Captain James Cook’s landing at Cooktown has changed its name and theme amid continuing protests and controversy over Australia’s colonial past. The Cooktown and Cape York Expo 2021 – the event formerly known as Cooktown Discovery Festival – will be held in June next year with a focus on reconciliation, regeneration and economic recovery for the Cape region.
The Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians
Commemorations (2019x)The view from the ship and the view from the shore will feature in a major exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, marking the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s remarkable 1770 passage up the nation’s east coast on the HMB Endeavour. In a landmark exhibition showcasing one of the great seafaring feats of our time, Endeavour Voyage: The Untold Stories of Cook and the First Australians immerses visitors in the moment when two great knowledge systems came face to face…
Endeavour 250
Commemorations (2019x)2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the Endeavour’s voyage along the east coast of Australia – part of James Cook’s first Pacific voyage. To mark the 250th anniversary of the voyage, the Australian Government has funded a range of activities through the Endeavour 250 program.
Type & Forme Celebrate Joseph Banks
Commemorations (2019x)UK booksellers Mark James and Anke Timmermann of Type & Forme have launched a virtual exhibition and accompanying catalogue to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s arrival in Australia. Botanist Joseph Banks was along for that ride aboard the Endeavour, and during the voyage from Brazil via Tahiti and New Zealand to what would later become Queensland, Australia, he discovered and documented 1,300 previously unknown botanical species.
Daniel Solander: a Linnaean Disciple on HMS Endeavour
Commemorations (2019x)Swedish naturalist Daniel Solander published little in his lifetime. But through his botanic collections from his travels and a rigorous application of a revolutionary naming system, he laid important foundations in taxonomy for scientists today. Born in Piteå, northern Sweden, naturalist Daniel Solander (1733-1782) is primarily remembered for his scientific contributions during James Cook’s first voyage.