Series 03: Joseph Banks - Endeavour journal, 25 August 1768 - 12 July 1771 (vol. 2) - No. 0489
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[Page 489]
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Some account of the Islands near Savu
or Anamabao mentiond by Dampier he assurd us that he knew of no Island of that name any where in these seas I since have observd that it is laid down in several charts by the name of Selam which is probably the real name of it
[Margin note] the real name is Semau
Rotte is upon much the same footing as Savu a duchman resides upon it to manage the natives its produce is also much like that of Savu it has also some sugar which was formerly made by only bruising the canes & boiling the juice to a syrup as they do the Palm wine lately however they have made great improvements in that manufactory their are also three Islands of the name of Soler laying on to the eastward of of Ende or Flores these Islands are flat & low abounding with vast plenty of provisions & stock they are also managd in the same manner as Savu on the middlemost of them is a good harbour the other two are without Shelter Ende is still in the hands of the Portugese who have a town & good harbour calld Larntuca on the NE corner of it the old harbour of Ende situate on the South side of it is not