Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 16 August 1769 (Series 03.356)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'Standing to the Southward' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
16 August 1769 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 4 |
| Transcript: |
16. Soon after we rose this morn we were told that land was in sight; it provd to be a cloud but at first sight was so like land that it deceivd every man in the ship, even Tupia gave it a name. The ship bore down towards it but in about 3 hours all hands were convincd that it was but a cloud. |
