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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.Major, Richard Henry

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Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Name: Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.
Author: Major, Richard Henry

Major, Richard Henry

Australia -- Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese; Voyages and travels

Shortly afterwards we encountered a storm with rain from the S.W. and
S.S.W. by S. Turned again to the W., ran in that direction till noon,
then put our course N.W.; heaved the lead and found sixty-five fathoms,
bottom as before. Took the bearings of the pointed island, lying E.N.E.,
at five and a half to six miles distance from us, and found the
longitude to be 124° 34´; I had calculated it at 123° 6´, so that by the
position of these islands we were 1° 28´ more to the E. than we
imagined. S. L. 20° 34´. I then corrected my reckonings. Afternoon wind
S. and S.S.E., blowing at top-sail and top-gallant-sail breeze, with fog
and drizzle. In the evening again heaved the lead, but found no bottom.
Shortened sail in order to heave the lead during the night. First watch,
water of a pale tint. Heaved the lead several times, but no bottom
found. Held on at N.W. to the beginning of the day-watch; steered N.;
wind at night S.S.E. and S.E., top-sail and top-gallant-sail breeze.[44]

According to a letter in the _Nautical Magazine_ of the year 1843, p.
392, the Trials were also seen by the Dutch ship _Jacobus_, captain
Louwerens. It is worthy of remark, that this observer places them in the
same longitude, whilst the latitude differs by about 1°.

The late veteran captain C. Brandligt has assured me that he saw them;
but he could not find the journals by which he wished to prove the
statement to me.

“Rocks and shoals in the ocean have been frequently seen and their true
positions given, but on further search could not be found. Now,
scientific men may dream, but I am under a strong impression that they
do exist; but, from some unknown causes, the ocean has its rise and
fall, and they are seen at the lowest ebb only.”




                                 INDEX.


 Aagtekerke, perhaps wrecked off the Houtman’s Abrolhos, 182

 Aberts, Pieter, skipper, one of the survivors of the “Vergulde Draeck,”
    77

 Abrolhos, _v._ Houtman’s Abrolhos

 Albuquerque, in 1511 sent A. de Breu and F. Serrano, with three ships
    to Banda and Malacca, lx

 Alexander VI, Pope, Bull on the discoveries, xxxvii

 Alvaro de Mendana, discovers the Solomon Islands, the Marquesas, Queen
    Charlotte’s Islands, attempts to establish a Colony on Santa Cruz,
    lxx

 Ambrollossen, Frederic Houtman, _v._ Houtman’s Abrolhos

 Amsterdam, island, drawing of, brought back by Vlamingh, in 1696, 113

 Amsterdam, shallop, expedition to the South Land under the command of
    G. T. Pool, 75

 Antelope, of London, under the command of Captain Hammond, met by
    Dampier, 13

 Ant-hills, taken for habitations, 65

 Aratus, speaks of a southern continent, xiii

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History

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Major, Richard Henry

Australia -- Discovery and exploration; Discoveries in geography -- Portuguese; Voyages and travels

Shortly afterwards we encountered a storm with rain from the S.W. and
S.S.W. by S. Turned again to the W., ran in that direction till noon,
then put our course N.W.; heaved the lead and found sixty-five fathoms,
bottom as before. Took the bearings of the pointed island, lying E.N.E.,
at five and a half to six miles distance from us, and found the
longitude to be 124° 34´; I had calculated it at 123° 6´, so that by the
position of these islands we were 1° 28´ more to the E. than we
imagined. S. L. 20° 34´. I then corrected my reckonings. Afternoon wind
S. and S.S.E., blowing at top-sail and top-gallant-sail breeze, with fog
and drizzle. In the evening again heaved the lead, but found no bottom.
Shortened sail in order to heave the lead during the night. First watch,
water of a pale tint. Heaved the lead several times, but no bottom
found. Held on at N.W. to the beginning of the day-watch; steered N.;
wind at night S.S.E. and S.E., top-sail and top-gallant-sail breeze.[44]

According to a letter in the _Nautical Magazine_ of the year 1843, p.
392, the Trials were also seen by the Dutch ship _Jacobus_, captain
Louwerens. It is worthy of remark, that this observer places them in the
same longitude, whilst the latitude differs by about 1°.

The late veteran captain C. Brandligt has assured me that he saw them;
but he could not find the journals by which he wished to prove the
statement to me.

“Rocks and shoals in the ocean have been frequently seen and their true
positions given, but on further search could not be found. Now,
scientific men may dream, but I am under a strong impression that they
do exist; but, from some unknown causes, the ocean has its rise and
fall, and they are seen at the lowest ebb only.”




                                 INDEX.


 Aagtekerke, perhaps wrecked off the Houtman’s Abrolhos, 182

 Aberts, Pieter, skipper, one of the survivors of the “Vergulde Draeck,”
    77

 Abrolhos, _v._ Houtman’s Abrolhos

 Albuquerque, in 1511 sent A. de Breu and F. Serrano, with three ships
    to Banda and Malacca, lx

 Alexander VI, Pope, Bull on the discoveries, xxxvii

 Alvaro de Mendana, discovers the Solomon Islands, the Marquesas, Queen
    Charlotte’s Islands, attempts to establish a Colony on Santa Cruz,
    lxx

 Ambrollossen, Frederic Houtman, _v._ Houtman’s Abrolhos

 Amsterdam, island, drawing of, brought back by Vlamingh, in 1696, 113

 Amsterdam, shallop, expedition to the South Land under the command of
    G. T. Pool, 75

 Antelope, of London, under the command of Captain Hammond, met by
    Dampier, 13

 Ant-hills, taken for habitations, 65

 Aratus, speaks of a southern continent, xiii

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

Early Voyages to Terra Australis, Now Called Australia:: A Collection of Documents, and Extracts from Early Manuscript Maps, Illustrative of the History of Discovery on the Coasts of That Vast Island, from the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century to the Time of Captain Cook.

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