JAMES COOK\'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE
I) Introduction
The purpose of this paper is to describe the life and the contribution to the development of the British Empire of one of the most important English explorers. It was in the second half of the 18th century when James Cook, originally a poor farm boy, explored and mapped vast uncharted areas of the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean. However, James Cook was not ‘only’ an explorer. He can also be called a scientist – he managed to introduce new principles into seafaring and cartography.
For better understanding, the paper is divided into five chapters. The first chapter is the introduction, which throws light on the purpose and structure of the paper.
The second chapter is a brief introduction to the situation in Great Britain in the 18th century. It helps to explain why and how the so called “the First British Empire” was built up and later destroyed, and......
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