Marton (Middlesbrough)

South-east view of Marton circa 1788 (including the remains of the mud-built hut where Cook was born)

View of the Marton Lodge-East Marton-from the north around 1800

Marton is now part of Middlesbrough in England .

Marton is the birthplace of the British navigator and explorer James Cook . There is also a nature reserve, Stewart Park , which is also home to the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum .

Web links

Commons : Marton, Middlesbrough  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tony Horwitz: Cook, The discovery of a discoverer . Ed .: Piper Verlag GmbH Munich. 1st edition, February 2006. ISBN 978-3-492-24473-2 .

Coordinates: 54 ° 32 ′ 26 "  N , 1 ° 12 ′ 45"  W.