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... early charting of Tahiti and of Matavai Bay.1 Four charts based on the current Admiralty Chart are included ; these have been drawn by the expert hand of Mr G. S. Holland , of the Royal Geographical Society . The track of the Dolphin ...
... early charting of Tahiti and of Matavai Bay.1 Four charts based on the current Admiralty Chart are included ; these have been drawn by the expert hand of Mr G. S. Holland , of the Royal Geographical Society . The track of the Dolphin ...
Page 17
... * The Cape pigeon ( Daption capensis ) , a black and white petrel known to the Portuguese and other early voyagers as the Pintado , or painted bird . I Boat and tryed the Current and found it set HST 17 The Atlantic Ocean.
... * The Cape pigeon ( Daption capensis ) , a black and white petrel known to the Portuguese and other early voyagers as the Pintado , or painted bird . I Boat and tryed the Current and found it set HST 17 The Atlantic Ocean.
Page 272
... Early in the afternoon ( 12 April by his calendar ) he wrote : Atpast Noon the wind coming more to the Westward , Tacked Ship ; found that we could not weather Cape Victory ; we then saw the Islands of Direction one point on the Weather ...
... Early in the afternoon ( 12 April by his calendar ) he wrote : Atpast Noon the wind coming more to the Westward , Tacked Ship ; found that we could not weather Cape Victory ; we then saw the Islands of Direction one point on the Weather ...
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