Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0105
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To Brasil
Novr. 1768
outward bound to keep to the westward where they are almost certain to find the Trade more Eastward than in mid channel where it sometimes is due South or within ½ a point of it as we ourselves experienced
6. Today light winds & very pleasant weather the Thermometer was never above 76 towards evening the colour of the water was observd to change upon which we sounded & found ground at 32 fathom the lead was cast three times between 6 & 10 without finding a foot difference in the depth or quality of the bottom which was incrusted with coral we supposd this to be the tail of a great shoal laid down in all our charts by the name of Albrolhos on which Ld Anson struck soundings in his outward bound passage.
7. This morn at four no ground with 100