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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 1
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At 8 a.m.the high land over it bore North 1/2 East.
Unbent the Cables, stow'd the Anchors, and issued to the Ship's Company 10 pounds of Onions per Man.

Ship's Draught of Water, Fore 14 feet 8 inches; Aft 15 feet 1 inch.

Wind East-South-East; latitude 31 degrees 43 minutes North; at noon, High land over Funchall North 7 degrees East, 49 miles.
Tuesday, 20th.

Light Airs and Clear weather.

P.M.took several Azimuth, which gave the Variation 16 degrees 30 minutes West.


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