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The sculpture, a replica of the one at Whitby, England, was donated by Mr. Andrew Stenhouse, a member of the St. Kilda Shore committee to commemorate explorer and navigator Captain James Cook (1728-1779). The pedestal of the statue also contains a list of the crew of HMS Endeavour.
The sculpture appears to have been the first monument erected to Captain James Cook in Victoria.
Captain James Cook FRS (1728-1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook was killed by natives in the Hawaiian Islands in 1779.
Cook Statue Unveiling 1914Location
| Address: | Jacka Boulevarde, Catani Gardens, St Kilda, 3182 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.863953 Long: 144.971553 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Exploration |
| Designer: | Sir John Tweed R.A. |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 3rd December, 1914 |
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CAPTAIN COOK
H.M.S. Endeavour
August 26th 1768.
PRESENTED BY
ANDREW STENHOUSE
3rd December 1914
CREW OF H.M.S. ENDEAVOUR
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