[In lower margin, hand G:]
Gesigt van Plettenbergs baaij. bij keurbooms riviers mond, van de hoogte genomen. R:J: Gordon.
[within the image, hand G:]
noord oost.
bossen
oost halfnoord.
klippen.
wilde buffels.
wilde buffels
keurbooms rivier
uitstekende rif
witte drif riviertje
punt van land zuid ten ooste
goede ankergrond
zee
pisang riviertje
zuid west.
[In lower margin, hand G:]
View of Plettenberg Bay, at the mouth of the Keurbooms River, taken from the elevation. R:J: Gordon
[within the image, hand G:]
North east
bushes
east half-north
stones
wild buffaloes
wild buffaloes
Keurboom River
Reef jutting up
Wittedrif stream
End of the land, south by east
Good anchorage
Sea
Pisang River
South West
Gordon’s journal entry for 15th February mentions the elevation, the buffalo, the reef and other elements included in the drawing.