Description
1:50 scale wooden model of HMS Endeavor, Artesania Latina 19005.
Includes wooden display stand with metal plaque.
Launched in 1765 and selected by James Cook three years later to prepare his historic voyage, HMS Endeavor was part of an important discovery. Thanks to this British ship, Australia was discovered and Tahiti and numerous islands were found. In addition, new animal and plant species unknown in Europe were discovered. And finally, for the first time, he made it possible to calculate the position in longitude with great accuracy using mathematical formulas.