11th August 1769

Tahiti to New Zealand
Fresh breezes and Clear weather. Wind East; course South 4 degrees West; distance 85 miles; latitude 18 degrees 59 minutes South, longitude 151 degrees 45 minutes West.

Joseph Banks Journal
Tupia talks of an Island which he calls MannĂșa, he says that we shall see it tomorrow morning but points out its place upon our weather bow so we shall probably go to leward of it.

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