13 April 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 13 April 1770 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 1770 Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

13 April 1770 Friday 13th Light airs next to a Calm with Clear pleasent weather what little wind we had was from the NW quarter - In the Course of this day found the Variation to be 12°..27' East being at Noon by observation in the Latitude of 39°..23' and Longitude 204°.. 2' Wt Course and distance sence yesterday noon S 62° West 26 Miles and Longitude made from Cape Farewell 18°..4' Wt — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 222, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700413.html