Third Journey (MS 107/2)
15th November 1778
transcription
[15th november 1778]
15
bleef na de ossen die terug waren gebleven wagten.
mooy weer iets z:o:
ter 55 t 73 d t 65. barom: 27 6.
myn astrolabium gebroken.
veel rhinoster bosjes van de rietfontein af.
translation
[15th November 1778]
15
Remained waiting for the oxen that had stayed behind. Fine weather, wind rather south-easterly.
Thermometer 55 degrees rising to 73 degrees declining to 65.
Barometer: 27 inches and 6 tenths.
My astrolabe was broken.
Many rhinoceros-bushes starting at Rietfontein.