William Bligh’s journal of the Resolution voyage

Record summary

Before the Bounty expedition, William Bligh served on Cook’s Resolution voyage and kept navigational and observational records. His journal contributes to the documentary network surrounding Pacific reports of birds, bats, and other unfamiliar animals, offering a perspective different from Cook’s official account and the Forsters’ published narratives. The lead is useful for examining whether a striking creature was independently observed or merely repeated. It is not a named monster case, and the surviving text and publication history must be checked before assigning a precise animal or location.