Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 17 February 1770 (Series 03.541)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'off Cape Campbell'; 'Standing SE' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
17 February 1770 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 150
CY 3010 / 151 |
| Transcript: |
17. This morn we were close onboard of the land which made in ridges not unlike the South Sea Islands (between the tropicks); the tops of these were bare but in the Valleys was plenty of wood. On the SE part was an opening which had all possible appearance of an excellent harbour; near this on the top of a hill we saw two people setting. Mr Gore notwi[th]standing Yesterdays run was of opinion that what he saw yesterday morning might be land, so he declard on the Quarter deck: on which the Captn who resolvd that nobody should say he had left land behind unsought for orderd the ship to be steerd SE. |
