28 February 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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28 February 1770 Wednesday 28th Strong gales and SW. with a large sea from the same quarter. At 7 PM made sail under the Courses and at 8 AM set the Topsails close reef'd. At Noon being in the Latitude of 47°..43' South and Longde East from Cape Saunders 2°..10' wore and stood to the Northward — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 196, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700228.html