# Captain Cook — The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket character guide

> Captain Cook in The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Cook

**First appearance:** 0015-xiv

## Who they are

Historical explorer referenced in the narrative's Antarctic passages.

## Relationships

### [Dirk Peters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/dirk_peters)

_professional_

Captain Cook commands the ship where Dirk Peters serves as a crew member, with a formal captain-crew dynamic.

### [Augustus Barnard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/augustus_barnard)

_professional_

Augustus Barnard is a crew member under Captain Cook's command, maintaining a hierarchical shipboard relationship.

### [Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/characters/jones)

_professional_

Captain Cook and Jones have a captain-crew relationship aboard the ship.

## In the story

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_narrative_of_arthur_gordon_pym_of_nantucket_se/chapters/xvi)

His 1772–1773 Antarctic expedition is summarized as the first major attempt to reach the southern pole.

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