Section 2 - The first Pacific voyage of James Cook
Endeavour journal, 17 January 1771 (Series 03.822)
| Notes: |
Page header reads: 'To the Cape of Good Hope' |
| Author: |
Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 |
| Date: |
17 January 1771 |
| Series title: |
Series 03: The Endeavour journal of Joseph Banks, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 |
| Frame numbers: |
CY 3010 / 633
CY 3010 / 634 |
| Transcript: |
17. Calms and light breezes still detaind us till eve when a pleasant breeze sprung up and gave us hopes of soon gaining the trade wind, which we impatiently longd for, especialy myself who had my fever every day; nor was I the only sick man, many began to complain of purgings. Some tropick birds and Gannets (Pelecanus risc) were seen. |
