Legacy John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
dr daniel solander, sir joseph banks, captain james cook, dr john hawkesworth , earl sandwich john hamilton mortimer, 1771. use cursor see who.
lord sandwich great supporter of captain james cook. first lord of admiralty, sandwich approved admiralty funds purchase , fit-out of resolution, adventure , discovery cook’s second , third expeditions of exploration in pacific ocean. arranged audience king, unusual privilege lower ranking officer. in honour of sandwich, cook named sandwich islands (hawaii) after him, montague island off south east coast of australia, south sandwich islands in southern atlantic ocean , montague island in gulf of alaska. hinchinbrook island named house owned montagu family. lord sandwich donated various items given him cook oxford university. met young ra iatean omai, whom cook had brought europe, , took him country estate week, presenting him suit of armor.
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