1 June 1769

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 1 June 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...

1 June 1769 Thursday 1st June ^ 1769 This day I sent Lieutenant Gore in the Long-boat to York Island with Dr Munkhouse and Mr Sporing / a Gentleman belonging to Mr Banks / to observe the Transit of Venus, Mr Green having furnished them with Instruments for that purpose   Mr Banks and some of the Natives of this Island went along with them — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 66, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17690601.html