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On his 29th birthday, October 27, 1757, Cook joined the Pembroke, a 64 gun ship, as master. In February, 1758 they ...

James Cook spent at least thirty three months in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from 1758-1762

The crew of the ships in which James Cook was the senior officer from 1764 to 1780.

James Cook in HMS Tweed began his work as Surveyor of Newfoundland.
The islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon were surveyed first.
After taking command of the schooner Grenville, Cook surveyed York Harbour on the Labrador coast

James Cook returned from Newfoundland in Tweed to his house in London..
He considered moving his family from Shadwell to Mile End Old Town.

Cook was completing the charts from his first year’s survey and assemble supplies and equipment for the second year.

James Cook sailed from London to Newfoundland in HMS Lark.

James Cook was surveying in the schooner Grenville. 
He began Quirpoon, then down the West side of Newfoundland.
A large powder horn blown up and burnt Cook's hand.

Cook ended his survey of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland for the year.
He journeyed back to St. John’s.  The nsailed to London.
His son Nathaniel was born.

Cook produced several detailed charts and sailing directions from his surveys around the Northern Peninsula and the Strait of Belle Isle, Newfoundland.
The schooner Grenville was refitted as brig.

Cook sailed from London to Newfoundland in the brig Grenville.
Then continued surveying the west coast to the end of the Burin Peninsula

Cook was surveying Newfoundland: Burin Peninsula, Fortune Bay, Hermitage Bay, Bay d’Espoir.
His brig Grenville was damaged on a rock, and repaired at St. Alban’s

Cook sailed the brig Grenville back to Britain,
Then he began drawing up the charts, the sailing directions and other reports from his time surveying Newfoundland.  

Cook, was at home in London drawing up the charts from the Newfoundland survey of 1765.
Two of his charts were punlished by him later in 1766.
Two sets of sailing directions prepared by Cook were also printed.

Cook got his brig Grenville ready at Deptford, before sailing to Newfoundland. for another season of surveying
They covered Facheux Bay, Chaleur Bay, and La Hune Bay.

Cook continued his survey of the south coast of Newfoundland.
including the Ramea Islands, White Bear Bay, the Burgeo Islands, Harbour Le Cou, Codroy River and the coast as far as Cape Anguille.

Cook sailed from Codroy Island to St John's, Newfoundland in the brig Grenville.
Did he meet Joseph Banks who was also there?
Cook sailed to London, where Cook, he met his first, and only, daughter, Elizabeth.
Then he started preparing copies of his work from the surveying season

Cook was at home in London drawing up the charts from the previous year's surveys.
He also wrote to the Admiralty seeking discharges for some of his men. 
The brig Grenville was moored at Deptford, being repaired and fitted out for her next active service.  

Grenville was involved in an accident while she was still moored at a wharf at Deptford.
After repairs, Cook sailed her to the southwestern corner of Newfoundland for more survey work.

James Cook and his survey vessel, Grenville, were charting the West coast of Newfoundland, including the Bay of Islands and the River Thames.
He also undertook a three-day trip up the Humber River, and reached Deer Lake.

Cook sailed in the brig Grenville from Newfoundland to London.
During a storm a canoe belonging to Joseph Banks was lost.
Cook did some survey work for Hugh Palliser at his property, The Vache in Buckinghamshire.
At home at Mile End, Cook was greeted by his wife Elizabeth, their sons James and Nathaniel, and their daughter Elizabeth.