7th February 1769

Tierra del Fuego to Tahiti
A fresh breeze and dark cloudy weather, with some showers of rain; the wind, varying from West to North by West, obliged us to Tack several times. Wind North-West by West, West by South; course North 20 degrees West; distance 46 miles; latitude 54 degrees 40 minutes South, longitude 82 degrees 54 minutes West.

Joseph Banks Journal
Myself better again, in the evening ship made a little westing.

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