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Visit the house where them young James Cook came to serve his seaman’s apprenticeship. The handsome 17th century house on the harbour belonged to Cook’s master, the Quaker shipowner, John Walker. It was here in the attic that the family lodged their apprentices when not at sea serving the London coal trade.

The Museum’s rich collections celebrate Cook’s astonishing achievements and the work of those who sailed with him - sailors,scientists and artists.

See letters in Cook’s own hand, original paintings and drawings, ship models and maps, and many strange and extraordinary objects brought back from newly discovered exotic places.

From the bleak Antarctic ocean to the fertile beauty of Pacific islands, all Europe was fascinated by objects and records brought back. Discover how Cook became a household name in Britain and beyond, and his voyages a model for others to follow.

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