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Revised May 23 2021

Bligh's Resource Logbook Aug 23, 1789

H K F Courses Winds Remarks Sunday 23rd August 1789
136NbW½WSSEFresh Breezes and exceedingly hazy scarce able to see the Land
236
34
435"SE
53
624""Less Wind and very Hazy. Altho standing in for the Land 10 Hours yet we appear to have neared it but little - The Extremes now as far as I can see it Bears from NW½N to NE¼E - The West'ly Mountain NbW½W the East NbE
732NW
834
932
102"I saw some Smoke issue from the Top of the West Mountain
1114NWbW
121
11
21
3"Calm
4"
5"
6"""At Sun rise the extremes of the Land from NEbE to WNW
7"
8"""Exceedingly Hazy the Vulcano Mountain N½E
9"
10"
112"NWbWSSELight Airs and very Hazy Wr.
122"""The Extremes of the Land from NW to ENE The Vulcano Mountain NbE¼E off Shore 4 or 5 Leagues The East Mountain NE¼E. The Weather so very hazy can but just see the upper parts of the Mountains
42Meridn.Alt.
OdotCenter
69:29
152
194
Latitude Longitude West
CourseDist.Obsd.D R of Coupang
N49W289°..09′S8..53′S2°:32′W

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