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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Aug 11, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems Monday 11th. August 1788 Observations
166SEBENBW Fair Wr. and for the first time since I left the Cape I got some distances of the Sun & Moon but could get no Variations.
266
373 At 3h:56′:18″ Latd. 42°..57′ So
Longd. T:K = 111..45 Et
Odot West Observd and
reduced to same time
Ramsdens   B 112°..34′
 Do. . .     C 111..51..15
Troughton   H 112..11
 Mean     112..12..05 Et
T:K less than Obd. 0..26..59
47351½°Empd. washing Hammocks & Bags
57No
672
78
88450°Very fresh Gale and Squally. In Steerg Sails
99
108
118
128449¾°Sea covered with luminous spots.
16ESE
253SEBEWSWWind suddenly shifted and the Air much colder.
336
4643¼°Very Squally and Lightning. In Dble Reefs
57
67""Hail and sleet
77
87443½°Served Portable Soup Gruel as usual for breakfast
973 At 21h..56′ Latd. 49°..47′ So
Longd. T:K = 114°..24′..25″ Et
Varian same time
A Compass 12°..09′ W
 Do. Turned 12..28 
 Mean  12..19 W
107""Fair Intervals cleaned & dryed below with Fires.
1166Sailmrs. abt. the Foresls. hands making Cable Platts
126443¼°Squally with Fair Intervals. Kept a point more to the Southd. and out Reefs. set the F Topmast Steering Sail. A few small Albatrosses, Blue Peterels and Sheerwaters.
172Meridn. Altd.
OdotCenter
31°..00′
19828
20000
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K.
So.67E17343°..53′So.43°..51′So116°..01′Et.114°..48′Et 

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