21 January 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 21 January 1769 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 1769 References Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

21 January 1769 Saturday 21st Winds from S.S.W to S.W. moderate breezes the first part latter, fresh gales with showers of rain, PM hoisted in the Boats and made ready for sailing and 2 AM weighed and made sail out of the Bay-   at 1/2 past 4 the Cape of Good Success bore Wt and Cape Bartholomew East, Variation pr Azth 24°.9' East —  at Noon the Cape of Good Success bore N. 36° West Distt 11 Leags Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 29, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17690121.html