22 January 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 22 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...

22 January 1769 Sunday 22nd Winds between the South and the West, first and latter parts fresh gales and squally with rain, the Middle little wind and rain   AM found the Variation by several Azimuths to be 25° 4' East, unbent the Cables and Stowed the Anchors —  At Noon Latd observed 56°..7' and Longitude made from the Cape of Good Success 42' East —— Concepts: bending sails Artefacts: cables 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/17690122.html