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The Voyages of Captain Cook is a collection of three great voyages of the famous British navigator. Summary of the Book Between the years of 1768 and 1779, Captain Cook undertook three of his most renowned voyages. In this book, readers will be able to understand how he charted vast areas of the globe through his adventures on the high seas. They will be able to understand his role in cartography and navigation, and his contributions to both sciences. In Cook’s voyages lie the sole link between the Elizabethan seafarers and the scientific adventures of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book also covers Cook’s early career. It examines Cook’s ultimate fate, on the Hawaiian Islands as negotiations with the natives leads to his untimely demise. This book is a must read for all history buffs and fans of maritime adventures. About Captain Cook Captain James Cook was a British navigator, explorer, cartographer and Royal Navy Captain. He is remembered for his contributions to cartography, especially his maps of Newfoundland and his extensive voyages across the coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand.