Cook's Journal: Daily Entries, 17 January 1771

17 January 1771
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17 January 1771

Weeks	Mo. Days	Winds	Course Correct	Dist^{ce Saild}	Lat^d in	Long^d in West from Greenw^h	Bearings &C^{a at Noon}
Jan^{ry 1771}					South	° '
Thursday	17	NE	S^o 27°15' W^t	48 M^l	7°..32'	255..35

Java to the Cape of Good Hope

Little wind and fair. At 6 in the PM Java head bore ENE distant 4 or 5 Leagues. At 6 in the AM it bore NNE dist^t 12 L^s

THURSDAY 17^th. Winds NE. Course Correct S2°15' W. Dictce sail'd 48 Ml. Lat in South °32'. Long West from Greenwh 25°35'. Little wind and fair. At 6 in the PM Java head bore ENE distant 4 or 5 Leagues. At 6 in the AM it bore NNE distt 12Ls.

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