An exhibition of great maritime expeditions
- Posted on August 21, 2026
- By The China Daily
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An exhibition of great maritime expeditions
If you ask who the greatest navigator of the 18th century was, James Cook is a name not to be overlooked. This British Royal Navy officer made three epic voyages across the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779, filling in the outlines of the vast "blank spaces" on European maps of that time.
