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James Cook
James Cook male, deceased
Captain James Cook FRS RN (27 October 1728 (O.S.) – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to th...
Francis Drake
Francis Drake male, deceased
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - January 27 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, politician and civil engineer of...
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan male, deceased
Ferdinand Magellan ; Spring 1480-April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines) was a Portuguese-born maritime explorer who, at the service of...
George Vancouver
George Vancouver male, deceased
Captain George Vancouver RN (June 22, 1757 - May 12, 1798) was an officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his exploration of North America,...
Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman male, deceased
Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant. He is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in...
Joseph Banks
Joseph Banks male, deceased
Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, PRS (13 February 1743 - 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and science patron. He took part in Cook's...
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Comte de Bougainville (November 12 1729 - August 20 1811) was a French navigator and military commander.
William Dampier
William Dampier male, deceased
William Dampier (baptised 5 September 1651 - died March 1715) was an English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer. He was the...
Robert Knox
Robert Knox male, deceased
Robert Knox (1641-1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. He was the son of another sea captain, also...
Philip Carteret
Philip Carteret male, deceased
Captain Philip Carteret RN (January 22, 1733 – July 21, 1796). Born in Jersey, he was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in th...