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18 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 |
| Sunday | 18 | SE to NE | So 5° Wt | 43 | 32..42 | 43..27 |
First part light winds, the remainder fresh breeze and clear weather- at 1/2 past 5 AM had an observation of the Sun and Moon which gave ^ the Longitude 4°..38' West from Greenwich Variation 1°..3' Et —
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