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HMS ENDEAVOUR model
Ship Description: HMS Endeavour, also known
as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy vessel
that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to New Zealand and
Australia on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to
1771.
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History of the HMS
Endeavour
The bark Endeavour was launched
in 1765. Three years later she took of for a voyage
under the command of Captain James Cook. On board, under
the command of Lieutenant James Cook, was a crew of 72
men, 12 marines and 11 civilians. The civilians were a
scientific team drawn together by Joseph Banks.
In April 1770, Endeavour became the first ship to reach
the east coast of Australia, with Cook going ashore at
what is now known as Botany Bay. Endeavour then sailed
north along the Australian coast next stopping at the
now-town of Seventeen Seventy/Agnes Water in late May
1770. From Batavia Endeavour continued westward, rounded
the Cape of Good Hope on 13 March 1771 and reached the
English port of Dover on 12 July, having been at sea for
nearly three years.It was during this voyage that
Australia was discovered and Tahiti and numerous islands
sighted. When the HMS Endeavour returned to England, she
brings back all kinds of animals and vegetables unknown
in Europe.
Captain Cook's
1768-1771 voyage is considered to be of historical
importance contributing a great wealth of navigation,
seamanship, exploration, and geography to the world's
knowledge. During this voyage Captain Cook was the first
captain to calculate longitudinal position with greater
accuracy using a mathematical formula developed in the
1760s.
This primarily wood model
of HMS Endeavour is built
based on the book
Anatomy of the Ship Captain Cook's Endeavour by
Karl Heinz Marquardt. It is correct on many important
historical facts such as the color of the bottom part of
the hull (not white.) This part of the hull also has one
more layer of planks outside. Another historical fact is
that the deck parts were yellow ochre, not red.
34" long x
30" tall x 9" wide $5,750
Shipping and insurance
in the contiguous US
included. Other places:
$600 flat rate.
Model comes with a smaller
base which is about 20" long. The large base is $400
extra. A display case for this model is $1,500. Light
feature (shown in the last photo below) is $200 extra.
Model is built per commission only. We require only
a small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start the process $900. The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed,
in several months.
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Learn more about the HMS Endeavour: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Endeavour
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