Autographs of James Cook
Captain James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands.
Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager before enlisting in the Royal Navy in 1755. He first saw combat during the Seven Years' War, when he fought in the Siege of Louisbourg. Later in the war he surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the St. Lawrence River during the Siege of Quebec. In the 1760s he mapped the coastline of Newfoundland and made important astronomical observations which brought him to the attention of the Admiralty and the Royal Society. This acclaim came at a pivotal moment in British overseas exploration, and it led to his commission in 1768 as commander of HMS Endeavour for the first of his three voyages.
During these voyages, Cook sailed tens of thousands of miles across largely uncharted areas, mapping coastlines, islands, and features across the globe in greater detail than previously charted – including Easter Island, Alaska and South Georgia Island. He made contact with numerous indigenous peoples and claimed several territories for the Kingdom of Great Britain. Renowned for exceptional seamanship and courage in times of danger, he was patient, persistent, sober, and competent, but sometimes hot-tempered. His contributions to the prevention of scurvy, a disease common among sailors, led the Royal Society to award him the Copley Gold Medal.
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Traded items with a signature of James Cook
The most expensive item with a signature of James Cook (James Cook Authentic Signed Red Pro Style Framed Jersey Autographed BAS) was sold in July 2026 for £573.50 while the cheapest item (JAMES COOK , AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH.) found a new owner for £0.99 in February 2020. The month with the most items sold (46) was January 2026 with an average selling price of £84.73 for an autographed item of James Cook. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in February 2021 with £192.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2014. In average, an autographed item from James Cook is worth £78.72.
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