Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 31 May 1770 (Series 03.645)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'Thirsty sound' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
31 May 1770 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 285 |
| Transcript: |
31. Went out this morn, the weather misty and rainy and fresh breeze. As we had found by experience that many sands and shoals lay off the coast a boat was sent ahead; at noon she made a signal for shoal water on which we came to an anchor; the boats sounded and found a Passage on which we proceeded and at night came to an anchor under the shelter of an Island in the midst of Innumerable Islands, rocks and shoals. |
