48K views · 164 reactions | Don't miss your chance to explore the maps James Cook created to navigate the Pacific. Sir David Attenborough explains more. | British Library | Facebook

20 reactions | Coral discovery project  A new digital mapping tool is bringing together the Humanities and Sciences to track voyages ‘Beyond Cook’. The Coral Discovery project is making use of historical sources and expertise to cast light on the origins of coral-type specimens within the world’s museums. | JCU: James Cook University, Australia | Facebook

Captain James Cook, the 18th-century British explorer, mapped unexplored Pacific territories like New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands (named after him), and Hawaii. However, his legacy of colonization is under scrutiny today. https://cbsn.ws/3xvike0 | CBS Sunday Morning

Come with us on a short history of James Cook's world-changing voyages where he charted many areas of the Pacific previously unknown to Europeans. Trace the voyages on a map and learn more about the ambitious aims behind each of them. The impact of these voyages is still felt by the communities they touched today. Continue your journey into this impact and legacy on our website: http://bit.ly/2GIaHAz And see the items from the voyages in our #BLCookVoyages exhibition: http://bit.ly/2GM3tfa | Bri