Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0266
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New South Wales
the countrey rose in gradual slopes carrying a great shew of fertility
12. Land much as yesterday fertile but varying its appearance a good deal generaly however well clothd with good trees. this evening we finishd Drawing the plants got in the last harbour which had been kept fresh till this time by means of tin chests & wet cloths in 14 days Just, one draughtsman has made 94 sketch drawings so quick a hand has he acquird by use.
13. Wind off shore today, it let us however come in with the land. many porpoises were about the ship at Noon several fires ashore one very large which I judgd to be at least a league inland innumerable shoals of fish about the ship in the afternoon & some birds of the Nectris Kind
14. For these three nights last much lightning has been seen to the Eastward. Early in the morn it was calm & some few fish were caught after the weather became squally the wind however after some time settled at South the briskest breeze I think that the Endeavour has gone before during the voyage in the afternoon the land was rather more hilly