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James CookMarton, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire 1728 - Hawaï 1779British explorer, navigator and cartographer, famous because of his three voyages to the Pacific Ocean (Wikipedia) |
John Tweed
1912 |
Statue of James Cook holding in his hands a rolled chart and a pair of compasses. On the pedestal are two reliefs: at the front a coat of arms with a globe showing the Pacific Ocean, with the motto nil intentatum reliquit and superscribed circa orbem (around the world). On the back side is a relief of the ship Resolution.
![]() Coat of arms |
![]() The Resolution |
The statue was unveiled on 2 October 1912 by Lord Beresford.
for the lasting memory of a great yorkshire seaman this bronze has been cast and is left in the keeping of whitby the birth- place of those good ships that bore him on his enterprises brought him to glory and left him at rest |
THE GIFT OF GERVASE BECKETT M.P. THE WORK OF JOHN TWEED Sculptor |
Four plaques were added in 1968, 1970, 1978, and 1984 respectively:
this plaque is to commemorate the men who built the whitby ships 'ENDEAVOUR', 'RESOLUTION', 'ADVENTURE', 'DISCOVERY'. used by Capt. JAMES COOK R.N. F.R.S. and also the men who sailed with him on the greatest voyages of exploration of all time 1768 - 1771 1772 - 1775 1776 - 1780 unveiled in the presence of the high commissioners of australia and new zealand on 26th august 1968 the bicentenary of his first voyage. "to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield" |
this plaque was presented by the people of australia to the whitby urban district council to commemorate the bi-centenary of the discovery of the east coast of australia by lieutenant james cook, r.n., from this discovery emerged a nation. 20th april - 22nd august 1770. unveiled by his excellency the high commissioner for australia the hon. sir alexander downer, k.b.f. 20th april 1970 |
this plaque was presented by the people of canada to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N., F.R.S. and was unveiled by the high commissioner for canada the honourable paul martin, p.c., c.c., q.c. october, 1978 cette plaque, don du peuple canadien, en commemoration du 250eme anniversaire de la naissance du CAPITAINE JAMES COOK, R.N., F.R.S. fut inauguree par le haut-commissaire du canada, l'honorable paul martin, c.p., c.c., c.r. octobre, 1978 |
this plaque was presented by the people of new zealand in tribute to the great navigator CAPTAIN JAMES COOK, R.N., F.R.S. and the men who sailed with him on his voyages of discovery "in every situation he stood unrivalled and alone: on him all eyes were turned." unveiled by the high commissioner for new zealand the honourable w.l. young 2nd. april 1984 |
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