12 July 1771

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

Table of Contents On this day ... 12 July 1771 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 1771 Index Search Contact us Search for Nautical Term in Falconer's Dictionary of the Marine...

12 July 1771 Friday 12th Winds at SW a fresh gale with which we Run briskly up Channell - At 1/2 past 3 PM pass'd the Bill of Portland and at 7 Peverell point. At 6 AM pass'd Beachy head at the distance of 4 or 5 Miles, and at 10 Dungenness at the distance of 2 Miles and at Noon we were abreast of Dover — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 379, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17710712.html