A piece of wood for AUD 400,000

Ross Pratley Endeavour

Ross Pratley hält das seltene Holzstück. Source: Private

A piece of wood will be auctioned in Sydney in late July. A handsome result is targeted: AUD 400,000. The special thing about the precious piece? It comes from the keel of HMS Endeavour, the ship from which Captain James Cook went ashore at Botany Bay in 1770.


Ross Pratley Endeavour
Source: Private

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