Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 9 February 1769 (Series 03.166)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'Standing to the Westward' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
9 February 1769 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3006 / 233 |
| Transcript: |
9. Blew fresh all last night which has given us a good deal of westing. This morn some sea weed floated past the ship and my servant declares that he saw a large beetle fly over her: I do not beleive he would deceive me and he certainly knows what a beetle is, as he has these 3 years been often employd in taking them for me. |
