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Revised Jun 29 2021

Bounty Logbook Sep 23, 1788

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HKFCoursesWindsTher.Rems. Tuesday 23d. September 1788 Observations
15"ENNE"Moderate and Fair Wr. Empd. this day Making Points and mending the Old Main Topsail.
24EBNNBE
346ENNE At 3h..44′ Latd. 48°..24′ So
Longd. T:K = 184°.. 7′..42″ E
45""46¾Cloudy, saw a Port Egmont Hen.
55E½S
65
754
85447½Squally, in 1st Reefs.
936EBNNBE
1036ENEN"Dble Reef Fore Topsl. and close Reefed Mizn. Topsail.
1132A great many luminous Blubbers about the Ship. The Swell from the NE begins now to be considerably encreased.
1234NEBENBW47½
134
24
332
43247½
534NE½ENNW
64NE""Out 2nd. Reefs.
742
8449¾Fair Wr. The Head Sea so very great that obliged me to take in all small Sails and carry but Single Reefs and Courses.
93NE½E At 21h..20′ Latd. 48°..32′ So
Longd. T:K = 185°:49′ Et
103This Sea from the Northwd. began as soon as I past the Meridn of the East part of New Zeland, before that I had generally smooth Water.
1132
123251Do. Wr. and Sea. A few Small Albatrosses about.
97Meridian. Altd.
OdotCenter
41°..43′
23390
23487
 LatitudeLongitude
CourseDist.Obsd.D. R.D. R.T. K.L. & T. K. 
So28°E9348°..30′So48°..30′So185°..05′E186°..13′Et 

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