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. Jetsam thrown overboard from 'Endeavour' in an effort to refloat her while she was grounded on the Great Barrier Reef. A piece of wood embedded in coral, heavily varnished, with two copper plaques attached. In a wooden presentation box, lined
1770
National Maritime Museum

H.M.S. 'Resolution' sternpost fragment. A fragment of the sternpost of HMS 'Resolution' 1770. A rough piece of timber which is one of the pieces of the ship which were kept as souvenirs in Newport Rhode Island. The ship ran aground t
1770
National Maritime Museum

Red sandstone. A lump of red sandstone rock, from the main outcrop of Grassy Hill (Cooktown) almost on the spot where Capt James Cook is reputed to have stood, when he landed at the Endeavour River on his first voyage 12th June 1770.
Pre 1770
National Maritime Museum

Tree fragment. A Fragment of a tree. On an attached card are written the words: 'Piece of the tree to which Capt James Cook tied his Bark "Endeavour" Cooktown N.Q. 17.6.1770'.
Pre 1770
National Maritime Museum