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Identifier: chronologicalhis03burn (find matches)
Title: A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean ; illustrated with charts
Year: 1803 (1800s)
Authors: Burney, James, 1750-1821
Subjects: Voyages and travels Buccaneers
Publisher: London : Printed by Luke Hansard
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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fromCaptain TasmanS Journal) has neither scale nor soundings. The different sketcheswhicli have been publisihed of this Port, have less resemblance to each other thanmight be expected, i^ccording to a plan in Van Keulen, from the Islands at theSouth-eastern entrance, which is the entrance included in Tasmans sketch, to itiefort, the distance is one- Dutch mile and a half. Van. Keulen lays down sufficientdepth of wateit in the Pur.t for ships, of any size; and the smallest depth of watevin the channel towards, the Eastern entrance, 3* fathoms. The chart published inViscount de Viinxs History of the Isle de France, makes the distance from theislands at the SE eiiirauce to ryhere the Dutch Fort stood, nearly one-third less thaaVan Keulen; and the smallest dcptlibetween the two entrances, three fathoms. Byiihe observations of M dApres and the Abbe de la Caille, the Island Mauritius is iaJiUiiudc from 19 ,58&, to-^o 3iS; and the middle part in 57* 30E longitude-feojji. xjfxeiiuidi. The
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  • bookyear:1803
  • bookdecade:1800
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Burney__James__1750_1821
  • booksubject:Voyages_and_travels
  • booksubject:Buccaneers
  • bookpublisher:London___Printed_by_Luke_Hansard
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Pittsburgh_Library_System
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