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Overview

Remembering Cook

Captain Cook is remembered in many ways., such as

The things people collect about him, such as books, stamps, coins and medals
The memorials erected to him, such as statues and plaques
Events that are taking place to commemorate him and his circumstances

Other ways are given below.

Events
Events around the world to attend

Academic Perceptions of Cook's Role in the Opening of the Pacific
The address given by Professor Bernard Smith at the opening of a Cook exhibition at the Victoria State Library

A Cook anecdote from 1808
An anecdote from 1808 regarding Endeavour's journey along the Thames

A Captain Cook Memorial Plate
A china bread-and-butter plate with Cook’s Coat of Arms

Collectables
Books, engravings, stamps, coins

A play in 1928 for the Bicentenary of Cook's birth
A play about Captain Cook was commissioned by the villages of Marton and Great Ayton, and performed for a week in September 1928

Memorials
Busts, cairns, markers, obelisks, plaques, statues and other things

People Presented With the Third Voyage Journal
The names of who were given the official account of Cook’s Third Voyage

Scenic wallpaper of Cook's Travels - 1. Introduction
In the early part of the nineteenth century Joseph Dufour of Maçon came to produce in France, scenic wallpaper depicting "Travels of Captain Cook"

Scenic wallpaper of Cook's Travels - 2. Overview
A brief description of the scenic (panoramic) wallpaper printed by Joseph Dufour in 1804-1805.

Scenic wallpaper of Cook's Travels - 3. Kona Village Resort, Hawaii
A description of the purchase in 1978 of seven panels of the wallpaper that were then displayed at the Kona Village Resort

Scenic wallpaper of Cook's Travels - 4. A Description of each panel
A Description of each panel of the scenic wallpaper known as The Savages of the South Pacific or The Travels of Captain Cook

Scenic wallpaper of Cook's Travels - 5. A Reconstruction of all 20 panels
A Reconstruction of all 20 panels of the scenic wallpaper “Les Sauvages De La Mer Pacifique” (The Savages of the South Pacific) also known as “The Voyages of Captain Cook”