The Captain Cook shells are on display at Chesters Roman Fort

Marine zoologist Dr John Buchanan saved more than 200 specimens feared lost forever in the 1980s. Shells collected on Captain Cook's final voyage rescued from skip. Dr Buchanan saved over 200 specimens from the skip in a bid to save them from being lost forever. The Shells were collected on the final voyage of Captain Cook’s final voyage.

Captain Cook shells go on display at Chesters Roman Fort. The 18th Century collection includes specimens from a Captain Cook voyage. The shells were saved by a lecturer who saved them from extinction. They are now on display in Chester Roman Fort, near the town of Chester.

Shells from Captain Cook’s final voyage saved from skip. Important collection rediscovered during house-clearing includes numerous rare species. Shells were found in the skip in the early 1900s and early 1800s of Cook's final voyage. The collection includes rare species of shells from Cook's last voyage.