Works, Volume 98Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... point , which is a low sandy point about 2 Legs to the Soward of the Cape . At 9 P.M. we anchored in 10 fatham water , coarse Sandy Ground , Veerd to half a cable on the Best Bower , Cape Virgin Mary N.B.W. W. about two Mile , and ...
... point , which is a low sandy point about 2 Legs to the Soward of the Cape . At 9 P.M. we anchored in 10 fatham water , coarse Sandy Ground , Veerd to half a cable on the Best Bower , Cape Virgin Mary N.B.W. W. about two Mile , and ...
Page 141
... point of land I saw the appearance of a fine bay with white water in it , a sure sign of good anchoring ground ... Point Venus , as Cook named the ' low Point ' of which Robertson writes . The very high land to the west is the island of ...
... point of land I saw the appearance of a fine bay with white water in it , a sure sign of good anchoring ground ... Point Venus , as Cook named the ' low Point ' of which Robertson writes . The very high land to the west is the island of ...
Page 149
... point , where we saw the appearence of Anchoring ground , and smooth water to land with our boats that no man needed to be afraid of weiting his feet mutch less his Arms , this was agreed on and we Weighd , our plan was this to run down ...
... point , where we saw the appearence of Anchoring ground , and smooth water to land with our boats that no man needed to be afraid of weiting his feet mutch less his Arms , this was agreed on and we Weighd , our plan was this to run down ...
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