Captain James Cook R.N., F.R.S. (1728-1779)

James Cook is best known for his three voyages of exploration in the late 1700s which completed the map of the world by filling in the hitherto blank space that was the Pacific Ocean. By the time of his unfortunate death in Hawaii in 14 February 1779 he had sailed further than any man, venturing south into Antarctica and north into the Arctic, and in between he had charted and mapped hundreds of islands both large and small.

Not a day goes by that Tibet’s struggle for independence and the authority of the Dalai Lama are not mentioned in the media. For this reason I would like to provide you with a brief biographical overview as well as a preview of our personal autograph collection.

Son révil n'a souvent pas le temps de sonnergue Markus Brandes est déjá réveillé, impatient de se mettre au travail. Car lorsque l'aube pointe sur le lac de Constance, il est minuit ailleurs et ses chasseurs lui présentent le butin de la soirée