Caldercraft HM Bark Endeavour 1768 Wooden Kit 1:64 Scale - Cpt. James Cook

Caldercraft

Caldercraft HM Bark Endeavour 1768 Wooden Kit 1:64 Scale - Cpt. James Cook \n\nEach comprehensive kit is individually assembled for every sale and is normally despatched within 7 to 14 days from date of order.\n\nIn the 1760\u2019s, the Royal Society had designs to send a group of astronomers to the south pacific to observe the transition of the planet Venus between the Earth and the Sun on June 3rd 1769. This was a rare astronomical event not to be repeated for more than a century. The expedition was supported both by George 3rd who granted the sum \u00A34000 to defray expenses, and the Royal Navy, who were to provide a ship. This ship was the Whitby Collier Earl of Pembroke, which was purchased on 29 March 1768 and renamed His Majesty\u2019s Bark Endeavour. \n\nGiving command of the expedition to 39 year old James Cook, proved to be the best choice the Admiralty could have made. Endeavours voyages of discovery from 1768-1771 put the Pacific well and truly on the map. \n\nIn 1790, E]