Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 26 April 1770 (Series 03.610)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'New South Wales' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
26 April 1770 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 246 |
| Transcript: |
26. Land today more barren in appearance that we hade before seen it: it consisted cheifly of Chalky cliffs something resembling those of old England; within these it was flat and might be no doubt as fertile. Fires were seen during the day the same as yesterday but none so large. |
