Chris Needham's talk is called "Imagined Geographies and First Encounters"

He examines how the unknown parts of the world,and the people (mythical or otherwise) who were thought to inhabit them were perceived in Europe in Captain Cook’s time..  

Location: Captain Cook Memorial Museum (Endeavour Room)
Date: 7 May, 2026
Time: 2.00pm - 3.00pm (please arrive 15 minutes earlier)
Fee: FREE.with your entry admission to the museum (£11 for adults)

Book in advance on line at https://cookmuseumwhitby.merlintickets.co.uk/product/EVNT00022