Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 - No. 0111
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[Page 111]
To Rio Janeiro [Rio de Janeiro]
Novr. 1768
We however stood in with the land till we found ourselves in a large bay the shores of which were very flat in the middle of this bay were some large hills which Lay far inland & made the prospect very remarkable as expressd in the view at this time we were by guess within five miles of the shore & our water had decreasd gradualy till we had less than five fathom it was about four in the Evening so our Captain thought proper to put about & stand off to sea in the Evening the wind freshend a little but was not near so troublesome as last night
10. Wind more moderate this morn we stood in with the land & made it nearly in the same place as we did Left it last night our soundings being from 15 to