James Cook and William Sanderson brushed metal plaque

Staithes, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The young James Cook received his first taste of the sea and ships in this harbour village, where he worked as an assistant to William Sanderson, merchant, for 18 months from 1745.

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