An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 1W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 |
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... distant thirty- four leagues . The variation here was 19 ° E. 4 We continued our courfe the next day with a pleasant gale Thursday 6 . and fine weather , fo that we began to think that this part of the world was not wholly without a ...
... distant thirty- four leagues . The variation here was 19 ° E. 4 We continued our courfe the next day with a pleasant gale Thursday 6 . and fine weather , fo that we began to think that this part of the world was not wholly without a ...
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... distant ninety - four leagues ; and in this fitua- tion I saw a great quantity of rock - weed , and many birds . We continued to ftand to the northward the next day under our courses , with a hard gale from S. W. to N. W. and a great ...
... distant ninety - four leagues ; and in this fitua- tion I saw a great quantity of rock - weed , and many birds . We continued to ftand to the northward the next day under our courses , with a hard gale from S. W. to N. W. and a great ...
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... distant three leagues , and the north point of the first Narrow W. by S. diftant between five and fix miles . We then fteered S. W. by S. near fix miles to the entrance of the first Narrow , and afterwards S. S. W. about fix miles ...
... distant three leagues , and the north point of the first Narrow W. by S. diftant between five and fix miles . We then fteered S. W. by S. near fix miles to the entrance of the first Narrow , and afterwards S. S. W. about fix miles ...
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... distant about five miles ; and the southermoft land S. by E. distant about two miles . In the evening , we weighed and fteered S. by E. about five miles along the north fhore , at about one mile's distance , with regular foundings ...
... distant about five miles ; and the southermoft land S. by E. distant about two miles . In the evening , we weighed and fteered S. by E. about five miles along the north fhore , at about one mile's distance , with regular foundings ...
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... distant four leagues , and the fouth point of the entrance of Sunday 6 . the first Narrow W. S. W. diftant about three leagues . At this time the opening of the Narrow was fhut in , and upon fending out the boats to found , they ...
... distant four leagues , and the fouth point of the entrance of Sunday 6 . the first Narrow W. S. W. diftant about three leagues . At this time the opening of the Narrow was fhut in , and upon fending out the boats to found , they ...
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