Explorer. born Nairn, Scotland.
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Captain James Cook
Maritime explorer and cartographer. Born near Middlesbrough. The first to map Newfoundland, explored around Australia and the Hawaiian Islands and made the first circumnavigation of New Zealand. K...
Person, Exploring, Seriously Famous, Arctic & Antarctic, Australia, Canada, Hawaii, New Zealand
Thomas R. Farr
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Robert Thomas
Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
Luke Smith
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
William Moorcroft
Pioneer veterinary surgeon, Asian explorer. Born Lancashire. First Englishman to qualify as a vet, in France, during a revolution. He set up in practice in Oxford Street, creating a horse hosp...
Person, Animals, Exploring, Medicine, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Tibet, Uzbekistan