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Page 52
... leagues , W.N.W. and E.S.E. thirteen and a half leagues , circumference from forty to forty - five leagues ; and lies sixteen leagues distant from the small island of San Cristobal , and 1274 from El Callao , In figure it is like two ...
... leagues , W.N.W. and E.S.E. thirteen and a half leagues , circumference from forty to forty - five leagues ; and lies sixteen leagues distant from the small island of San Cristobal , and 1274 from El Callao , In figure it is like two ...
Page 115
... leagues until half - past three in the afternoon , when we saw two hummocks ahead of us with a heavy surf beating upon them . Being fearful to pass the night in this position , in the presence of so many dangers , and the weather having ...
... leagues until half - past three in the afternoon , when we saw two hummocks ahead of us with a heavy surf beating upon them . Being fearful to pass the night in this position , in the presence of so many dangers , and the weather having ...
Page 185
... leagues away , and I therefore bore up N.W. N. and made all sail again . At nine o'clock I sighted the Isle of San Gallan1 right ahead about three leagues distant , or three and a half perhaps , and gave the order to steer N.W. W. At ...
... leagues away , and I therefore bore up N.W. N. and made all sail again . At nine o'clock I sighted the Isle of San Gallan1 right ahead about three leagues distant , or three and a half perhaps , and gave the order to steer N.W. W. At ...
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List of PLATES and CHARTS | xii |
LETTER from DR COMMERSON of the Boudeuse | xvi |
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