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12 December 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. in Miles | Latd in South | Longd in West from Greenwich | Bearing At Noon |
| Monday | 12 | Varble | SSW | 34 | 26..14 | 41..23 |
First part Light airs remainder, gentle breezes and Clear wear Found the Varian of the Compass by the Evening Amplitude and an Azth in the Morning to be °..30' Et and the Observed Latd at Noon to be short of that given by the Logg 10 Miles - Exercised the People at Great Guns and Sml arms —
Artefacts: carriage guns | small arms
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