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Page 238
... able to weather the southern extreme of the island ; and after I had succeeded in doing so the course I was steering before sighting it was resumed . I was not able to make any proper survey of it , as it was already almost nightfall ...
... able to weather the southern extreme of the island ; and after I had succeeded in doing so the course I was steering before sighting it was resumed . I was not able to make any proper survey of it , as it was already almost nightfall ...
Page 287
... able to find out whether they turn this to account as a measure of yearly time , nor yet of that which the sun occupies in passing beyond its zenith , when travelling northwards or south- wards ' . But they do make use of the phases of ...
... able to find out whether they turn this to account as a measure of yearly time , nor yet of that which the sun occupies in passing beyond its zenith , when travelling northwards or south- wards ' . But they do make use of the phases of ...
Page 443
... able in the most effectual manner to protect and assist the said Block - House , Garrison and Settlement , and you are to employ the rest of the ships and their Crews , from time to time as occasion may require , in making the most ...
... able in the most effectual manner to protect and assist the said Block - House , Garrison and Settlement , and you are to employ the rest of the ships and their Crews , from time to time as occasion may require , in making the most ...
Contents
List of PLATES and CHARTS | xii |
LETTER from DR COMMERSON of the Boudeuse | xvi |
2128 | xviii |
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