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12 September 1768
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James Cook's Journal Ms 1, National Library of Australia
Joseph Banks's Journal
Sydney Parkinson's Journal
The authorised published account of Cook's Voyage by John Hawkesworth
1768
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| Week Days | Month Days | Winds | Course | Distce in Miles | Latd in | Longd in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Monday | 12 | NNW | S 4° W | 102 | 3° 43' | 1° 53' | ------------------------------- |
Moderate breeze and fine clear weather. At 6 am the Island of Porto Santo bore NWBW, Distce 9 or 10 Leagues. Hauld the wind to the westward at noon, the Desertas extending from WSW. to SWBS, the Body of Madeira W1/2S and Porto Santo NNW1/2W. Latd obser'd 32° 43' N.
Places: Madeira
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