A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 760 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 eBook

Robert Kerr (writer)
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 760 pages of information about A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12.
North.       West.      West.
1766,August.   English    Channel    22 deg.30’ }
30, P.M.           45 deg.22      18 deg.17’    20 25  }From the Downs to
Sept. 3,P.M.       38 36      13 40     19 O4  }     of Madeira.
4,A.M.             37 27      14 12     20 17  }

Island Madeira. 32 34 16 35 16 00
17,A.M. 24 33 19 22 13 00
21,A.M. 17 19 22 19 11 14 }The island of Sall
                                               }in sight, S.
                                               }by W. ten leagues
22,P.M, 16 34 22 29 8 20 }Was then between the
                                               }island of Sall
                                               }and the island of May. 
Porto Praya 15 00 23 00 8 00 }Island of St. Jago.

Oct. 10,P.M. 6 34 21 41 5 36 }
     11,P.M. 6 40 21 35 6 00 }
                 South. }
     22,A.M. 0 06 25 03 6 23 }On the passage from
                                             }the island
     25,A.M. 4 14 27 23 4 30 }of St Jago to the
     27,A.M 7 03 28 49 3 52 }Streights
     28,A.M. 8 46 29 14 1 50 }of Magellan.
     30,P.M. 10 57 30 09 0 30 }
     31,A.M. 12 30 30 30 Novar }
                               East. 
  Oct.31,P.M. 12 56 30 46 1 24 }
  Nov. 2,P.M. 17 22 32 09 1 40 }
       7,A.M. 23 54 38 10 4 56 }
         P.M. — — — — 5 56 }
       8,P.M. 25 49 39 21 6 45 } Coast of Patagonia.
      11,A.M. 29 57 42 27 8 50 }
      15,A.M. 34 12 46 41 12 00 }
      16,A.M. 34 38 47 58 12 36 }
      17,A.M. 34 46 48 28 13 03 }
         P.M. — — — — 14 20 }

Nov.18, AM 35 deg. 37’ 49 deg. 49’ 30’ }Soundings 54 fathoms of
                                             }water,with a bottom of fine
                                             }black sand, rather muddy. 
         PM. 15 45 }Ditto depth and bottom.
     20, PM. 36 57 51 48 15 33 }Ditto depth, find sand, but
                                             }not so black, with small
                                             }shells.
     21, AM. 37 40 51 05 15 52 }Had no bottom with 80 fathoms
                                             }of line.
               38 53 53 12 }Had soundings a 70 fathoms
                                             }water.
               40 34 53 47 }No bottom with 90 fathoms of
                                             }line.
               41 34 55 39 }45 fathoms, dark brown sandy
                                             }bottom.
               41 57 56 06 }42 fathoms, fine grey sand.

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