"Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries" by William Henry Giles Kingston
James Cook FRS was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia in particular. This book showcases all his most important discoveries and highlights the important work he did in forming the now commonly known image of the world.