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 3W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 |
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... longitude . 186 ° 30 ′ W. by an observation of the fun and moon which was made this morning : it is of a circular figure , and about twenty - four leagues in compafs : it is fufficiently high to be feen at the distance of twelve or ...
... longitude . 186 ° 30 ′ W. by an observation of the fun and moon which was made this morning : it is of a circular figure , and about twenty - four leagues in compafs : it is fufficiently high to be feen at the distance of twelve or ...
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... longitude which we made from Banks's Island to this place was 2 ° 22 ′ W. During the laft twenty - four hours , though we carried as much fail as the ship would bear , we were driven three leagues to the leeward . 1770 . February ...
... longitude which we made from Banks's Island to this place was 2 ° 22 ′ W. During the laft twenty - four hours , though we carried as much fail as the ship would bear , we were driven three leagues to the leeward . 1770 . February ...
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... . This point I named CAPE SAUNDERS , in honour of Sir Charles . Our latitude was 45 ° 35 ′ S. , and longitude 189 ° 4 ' W. By the latitude , and the angles angles that are made by the coaft , this point 14 LIEUTENANT COOK's VOYAGE.
... . This point I named CAPE SAUNDERS , in honour of Sir Charles . Our latitude was 45 ° 35 ′ S. , and longitude 189 ° 4 ' W. By the latitude , and the angles angles that are made by the coaft , this point 14 LIEUTENANT COOK's VOYAGE.
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... longitude from Cape Saunders- 1 ° 24 ′ E. At feven in the evening , we made fail under our courfes ; and at eight the next morning fet the topfails close Wednef . 28 . reefed . At noon , our latitude was 47 ° 43 ′ , and our longi- tude ...
... longitude from Cape Saunders- 1 ° 24 ′ E. At feven in the evening , we made fail under our courfes ; and at eight the next morning fet the topfails close Wednef . 28 . reefed . At noon , our latitude was 47 ° 43 ′ , and our longi- tude ...
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... longitude from Cape Saunders 1 ° 8 ' E. We stood to the fouthward till half an hour past three in the afternoon ; and then , being in latitude 48 ° S. and longitude 188 ° W. and seeing no appearance of land , we tacked and stood to the ...
... longitude from Cape Saunders 1 ° 8 ' E. We stood to the fouthward till half an hour past three in the afternoon ; and then , being in latitude 48 ° S. and longitude 188 ° W. and seeing no appearance of land , we tacked and stood to the ...
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