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Endeavour journal, 11 January 1770 (Series 03.504)

Notes: Page header reads: 'Albatross point'
Author: Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820
Date: 11 January 1770
Series title: Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771
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Transcript: 11. Calm this morn, some fish were caught: in the even foul wind. Our high hill has been sometimes seen and sometimes wrapped up in clouds, some of our people think it is as high as the Pike of Teneriffe; tho I cannot be of half that opinion yet it is certainly in appearance very like it.