Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 26 March 1770 (Series 03.578)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'Cape Farewell'; 'admiralty bay' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
26 March 1770 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 162
CY 3010 / 163 |
| Transcript: |
26. Light breezes and wind fair to our no small comfort. Afternoon we saw a ripple near an Island which had something the appearance of Breakers, but differd from them in the small waves breaking only without any swell or large ones. Our boat sounded upon it but could get no ground; we suppos'd it to be the effect of a strong tide such as we felt in the streights a[s] we passd them. At night came to an anchor in a Bay in some part of which it is probable that Tasman anchord. |