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11 October 1768
Endeavour Voyage Maps
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 | Dist.ce in Miles | Latitude in | Longd in West from Greenwich | Bearings at Noon |
| Tuesday | 11 | SEerly | S 52° W | 18 | 7° 36' | 22° 8' | Do N 3° E Dt 168 Leags |
Weather very variable with frequent squalls, rain and Lightning. By the observed Latd at Noon I find the ship hath only made 22 Miles Southing since the last observation two days ago, whereas the Logg gives 55 Miles -- a prooff that there is a Current seting to the Northward.
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