11 February 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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11 February 1770 Sunday 11th PM had light breeze from the S.E. in the night it was Calm untill 9 AM when a gentle breeze sprung up at ENE with which we made sail to the Southward, having a large swell rowling in from that quarter    At Noon was ^we were in the Latitude of 41°..6' So and distant from the Shore 11/2 League, a remarkable hillock which stands close to the Sea bore N1/2E distance 4 Leagues. At this time two Canoes came along side the Ship with whom we had some little trafick and then dismiss'd them — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 189, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700211.html