Flinders's Providence Logbook

Midshipman Matthew Flinders's Logbook of the Providence

The Flinders Logbook is incomplete. It begins with their departure from Adventure Bay, Van Diemens Land (Tasmania), and ends with their arrival at Port Royal, Jamaica.

Transcribed from images of the original, held at the National Archives, Kew, England.

Significant Waypoints

Feb 24, 1792, Sail out of Adventure Bay
Apr 9, 1792, Anchor in Matavai Bay, Tahiti
Jul 19, 1792, Set sail from Tahiti
Sep 1, 1792, First shoals of Endeavour Straits sighted
Sep 19, 1792, Cleared the straits
Oct 2, 1792, Moored at Coupang, Timor
Oct 10, 1792, Depart Coupang
Dec 17, 1792, Arrived St. Helena
Jan 24, 1793, Moored at St. Vincents
Feb 5, 1793, Arrived Port Royal, Jamaica

1792

February 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
March 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
April 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10-15, 16-18, 19-21, 22-24, 25-27, 28-30,
May 1-4, 5-7, 8-10, 11-13, 14-17, 18-19, 20-22, 23-24, 25-26, 27-29, 30-Jun 1,
June May 30-1, 2-5, 6-8, 9-12, 13-16, 17-21, 22-25, 26-30,
July 1-4, 5-9, 10-13, 14-16, 17-18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
September 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
October 1, 2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
December 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20-21, 22, 23-24, 25-26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31

1793

January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25-26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-10,

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