Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0415
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August 1770 Coast of New Guinea
very little regard the shoalness of the water which was still as muddy as the Thames at Gravesend at night we anchord in 4 1/2 fathm the Land being then but just seen from the deck
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1. Distant as the land was a very Fragrant smell came of from it early in the morn with the little breeze which blew right off shore it resembled much the smell of gum Benjamin as the sun gatherd power it dyed away & was no longer smelt. all the Latter part of the day we had calms or light winds all round the compass the weather at the same time being most intolerably hot.
2. Fresh breeze again at E in the morn the sweet smell of yesterday was observd tho in a much smaller degree in the even it was almost calm & again intensely hot
3. After having saild all night along shore with a brisk breeze we found ourselves in the morn not far from it it appeard as it had done whenever we had seen it before uncommonly flat & low not having so much as a slope in any part the whole one grove of trees very thick