Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0616
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To Princes Island
under some small Islands on the Coast of Sumatra almost abreast of Thwart the Way from whence we saw a large dutch Ship at an anchor, under North Island, a small Island likewise on the Sumatra Coast to the N of us.
Sumatra in this place was very woody &seemd but thinly inhabited there were however some cleard spots & a few fires seen
31. Workd all day against the wind hoping to see some boat come off to us which might sell us fruits or greens, but none came
[Margin note] Janry.
1. Workd all night & today likewise at night Anchord under a high Island call in the draughts Cracatoa & by the Indians Pulo Racatta
I had been unacountably troubled with Musquitos ever since we left Batavia, & still imagin'd that they increasd instead of decreasing, although my opinion was universaly thought improbable, today however the mystery was discoverd, for on opening getting up water today, Dr Solander who happned to stand near the scuttle cask, observd an infinite number of them in their water state in it, who as soon as the sun had a little effect upon the water, began to come out in real Effective mosquitos incredibly fast.