Ben Wilson

And so the fact that he's able to communicate so well to me shows that he must have been quite clever to be able to, in real time, figure out these linguistic differences and make himself understood. Anyways, Tupai is able to help. And yeah, and they establish good relations with the Maori.

And so the fact that he's able to communicate so well to me shows that he must have been quite clever to be able to, in real time, figure out these linguistic differences and make himself understood. Anyways, Tupai is able to help. And yeah, and they establish good relations with the Maori.

A lot of the same stuff as Tahiti, sexual contact, trade, conflict, understanding, alliances, violence, the whole thing kind of replays. They also, you know, one of the things that they do kind of everywhere they go, which is interesting, is that their mission is... sort of colonize.

A lot of the same stuff as Tahiti, sexual contact, trade, conflict, understanding, alliances, violence, the whole thing kind of replays. They also, you know, one of the things that they do kind of everywhere they go, which is interesting, is that their mission is... sort of colonize.

They're not actually trying to set up colonies, but what they are trying to do is get ahead of any other European claims on any of these islands.

They're not actually trying to set up colonies, but what they are trying to do is get ahead of any other European claims on any of these islands.

And so what they do, it's interesting, they try and make some friendships, they make some friendships, they find a local king who they can get along with, and they'll just set up a British flag, plant it in the ground, make sure it's somewhere high and visible, and then say, hey,

And so what they do, it's interesting, they try and make some friendships, they make some friendships, they find a local king who they can get along with, and they'll just set up a British flag, plant it in the ground, make sure it's somewhere high and visible, and then say, hey,

can you do us a favor and just make sure we'll pay a little bit of money, make sure that no one ever takes down this flag. And so they say, all right. And, um, and cook admits that like, they're kind of claiming the land, but no one really knows of the locals that they're claiming the land. And, uh,

can you do us a favor and just make sure we'll pay a little bit of money, make sure that no one ever takes down this flag. And so they say, all right. And, um, and cook admits that like, they're kind of claiming the land, but no one really knows of the locals that they're claiming the land. And, uh,

you know it's it's not a claim that's going to be able to stand or have any validity like if they had returned and said we own this land the maori would have been like huh what we never agreed to that and cook knows that he's not trying to claim more than is real but he is trying to get ahead of other european claims by setting up these flags okay so they have set up claims in tahiti now in new zealand the main purpose in new zealand

you know it's it's not a claim that's going to be able to stand or have any validity like if they had returned and said we own this land the maori would have been like huh what we never agreed to that and cook knows that he's not trying to claim more than is real but he is trying to get ahead of other european claims by setting up these flags okay so they have set up claims in tahiti now in new zealand the main purpose in new zealand

is to find out is this Terra Australis? Is this a vast continent or is this an island? So they sail around the island and they prove that, uh, no, New Zealand is actually two islands and, and not a continent. Okay. So they prove that it's an island. Then they go south.

is to find out is this Terra Australis? Is this a vast continent or is this an island? So they sail around the island and they prove that, uh, no, New Zealand is actually two islands and, and not a continent. Okay. So they prove that it's an island. Then they go south.

And on March 31st, 1770, he writes that he quote, must be allowed to have set aside the most, if not all the arguments and proofs that have been advanced by different authors to prove that there must be a Southern continent. I mean, to the Northward of 40 degrees South for what may lie to the Southward of that latitude. I know not. So in other words,

And on March 31st, 1770, he writes that he quote, must be allowed to have set aside the most, if not all the arguments and proofs that have been advanced by different authors to prove that there must be a Southern continent. I mean, to the Northward of 40 degrees South for what may lie to the Southward of that latitude. I know not. So in other words,

Hey, I can prove there's no vast continent north of 40 degrees south. Down in the ice, like who knows, but it doesn't really matter, right? There's not anything we'd be able to do with it anyways. So he feels like he's proven to satisfaction that there's not a vast continent in this area. So they explore, they prove New Zealand is just islands.

Hey, I can prove there's no vast continent north of 40 degrees south. Down in the ice, like who knows, but it doesn't really matter, right? There's not anything we'd be able to do with it anyways. So he feels like he's proven to satisfaction that there's not a vast continent in this area. So they explore, they prove New Zealand is just islands.

Then they set off west again where they run into Australia again. the time was called new holland it was already known to exist europeans had explored the western side and the northern side of australia but the eastern side which is the most populous side now where you have all the major australian cities was not explored and so they go up the coast of australia and

Then they set off west again where they run into Australia again. the time was called new holland it was already known to exist europeans had explored the western side and the northern side of australia but the eastern side which is the most populous side now where you have all the major australian cities was not explored and so they go up the coast of australia and