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This slate commemorative plaque records: The Captain Cook Memorial Museum Opened on 16 May 1987 by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin K.G., G.C.B., M.V.O., D.S.C. "I, whose ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think possible for man to go..."

Captain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, and cartographer who made three seminal voyages across the Pacific Ocean in the 18th century, significantly advancing geographical knowledge and European exploration of the region.

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