James Cook
James Cook (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, cartographer, the captain of the Royal Navy Man O' War, HMS Pembroke, and an unwitting ally of the Templar Order; he unknowingly helped the Templars during the Seven Years' War.
He sailed on the Pacific Ocean from as early as 1770, roughly knowing the locations of its islands from previous Dutch, French and Portuguese navigators, first dated from the early 16th century onward.
Captain Cook later became famous for his voyages and exploration of the Pacific, where he explored and charted most of the islands and their populations, including Australia, Tahiti, New Zealand, Easter Island and Hawaii – the latter where he was killed by the natives. Such was his legacy that Cook's image became deified on certain islands, including Hawaii itself.
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