HMS Endeavour Model Ship
HMS Endeavour Model Ship - Measures 30" long x 9 " Wide x 24" High (1:58 scale). Amazing details: Planked deck with nail holes, barrels, tied down cannons, oars in the lifeboat and much more. Authentically painted as per the actual HMS Endeavour. Requires hundreds of hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by our master artisans. Built with rare, high quality woods such as rosewood, yellow siris, maple and birch. Masterfully stitched canvas sails. Metal anchors and machine turned metal cannons. To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship.
Your ship comes fully assembled and includes a Marble Display Base. Packaging is extemely secure to allow for a safe passage. Compliments any nautical decor. Great for a seashore cottage. About the HMS Endeavour In 1768 Lieutenant James Cook, Royal Navy, set sail on HMS Endeavour on a voyage of exploration and scientific investigation and through his journeys, Cook is considered to be one of the greatest explorers.
In 1770 Cook reached New Zeland where he circumnavigated and completely charted the north and south islands before continuing west. In April, he sighted the east coast of Australia and sailed north along the coast before anchoring in what he named Botany Bay. He then continued north to Cape York and on to Jakarta and Indonesia. During the four months voyage along the coast Cook charted the coastline from Victoria to Queensland and proclaimed the eastern part of the continent for Great Britain.
Cook was the first person to accurately chart a substantial part of the coastline of Australia and to fix the continent in relation to known waters. His explorations of Australia were followed up within a few years by a British expedition to settle the "new" continent. Accordingly, Cook is considered a major figure in Australia's modern history. Numerous places in Australia, particularly on the east Australian coast and New Zealand, have been named after him or his vessel, and many of the names he gave to parts of the Australian east coast in 1770 are still used (e.g. Cape Tribulation, Botany Bay, the Whitsundays).
Cook's 1768-1771 voyage in HMS Endeavour is also considered to be of general historical importance because of its great contributions to the world's knowledge of seamanship and navigation, as well as geography. On his voyages Cook became the first captain to calculate his longitudinal position with accuracy, using a complex mathematical formula developed in the 1760's. He was also the first to substantially reduce scurvy among his crew, a serious, sometimes fatal result of dietary deficiency on long voyages.
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