Endeavour : encounters, stories and objects of the ship that changed the world / Australian National Maritime Museum.

"The Australian National Maritime Museum acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional custodians of the bamal (earth) and badu (waters) on which the Museum is located. We also acknowledge all traditional custodians of the land and waters throughout Australia and pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present. Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are advised that some of the people mentioned in writing or depicted in illustrations in this book have passed away."--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"HMB Endeavour sailed for just 14 years, but its name reverberates through history. This book examines why it is still charismatic and controversial, 250 years later.There are many views of Endeavour. To some, it is a great ship of exploration and science, a symbol of the Age of Enlightenment. To indigenous people of the Pacific, especially Australia, it represents invasion and ongoing dispossession. To those who sail on or visit the Endeavour replica, it is a triumph of craftsmanship and a vessel of adventures and education.Endeavour's story is a living one, and this book presents a few possible interpretations of the ship: as the refitted collier that took James Cook on his first Pacific voyage, a vessel of first contact, a survey ship, a long-forgotten wreck, and a working replica that has given thousands of people a taste of 18th-century sailing."--Front cover flap.