31 December 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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31 December 1770 Monday 31 At 1 PM the wind veer'd to the northward    we Tackd and stood to the westward and weatherd Pulo Baby.   In the Evening Anchord between this Island and Bantam Bay, the Island bearing North distant 2 Miles and Bantam point West. At 5 AM wieghd with the wind at WBS which afterwards proved Varble. At Noon Bantam point SW1/2W distant 3 Leagues — . Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 340, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17701231.html