Log entries for August, 1773-08-01 - 1773-08-31
Scope and Contents
Daily log entries are provided from 1-16 August, followed by summarised entries. On 12 August they passed a reef and small island which they named ‘The Devil’s Girdle’ (map is enclosed). On 14-15 they sighted the island of Maitea [Mehetia], and on 15 August, Wales describes the arrival of local inhabitants in canoes filled with coconuts and fruit which they got in exchange for glass beads [RGO 14/58: 57v]. The following day he records that the ship struck a reef and was eventually moved to safety [RGO 14/58: 58]. On 25 August the ship anchored in Matavai Bay (Port Royal Harbour) where Wales and William Bayly took observations.
Dates
- 1773-08-01 - 1773-08-31
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Extent
6 folio(s) (6 ff.) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Original geographic information
French Polynesia [subject]
Original geographic information
Mehetia [subject]
Original geographic information
Tahiti [subject]
Finding aid date
2012-05-11 15:11:17+00:00
Creator
- From the File: Wales, William, 1734 - 1798 (astronomer and mathematician) (Person)
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