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Revised May 24 2021

Bligh's Resource Logbook Sep 7, 1789

H K F Courses Winds Remarks Monday 7th Sept'r. 1789
15"WNWSSEFresh Gales and hazy Wr.
244SE
342
436""Extremes of Bali SE½S to SW and the peak SSE off Shore 4 Leagues
532
626""Less Wind Extremes of Bali SE to WSW peak SEbS off Shore 4 or 5 Leagues and the high land of Cape Sundana W½N
724"Et.
826"ESE
92"
101"NWWSWLight Wind & fair Wr.
1114
1214
1""Calm
21"NWbWSWbW
32
426WNWSWModerate and hazy Wr
52
62"""The Extremes of Bali SSW to SE½E the peak S.E.
722WSbWThe Extremes of Java from SW to WbS½S, the Westermost being near Cape Sundana
82
93"WbS
103
114"West
124""Fresh Breezes and Cloudy Cape Sundana SbW¾W about 5 Leagues and the Extremes of Java SbW to WbS½W
63Meridn.Alt.
OdotCenter
75°:30′
900
963
Latitude Long'de West
CourseDist.Obsd.D Rof Coupang
W24°N647:32S7..36S4°..24′W

Remarks

Towards Night we lost the fair Breeze and untill day light it remained rather off the Land and continued more so as it freshned after Sun rise In the Evening the High Land of Cape Sundana (which is the N.E. part of Java) appear'd as a high Island and by Noon many high Mountains appeared in the Island Java. As usual on crossing the other Streights we found a cross running Sea when we came abreast of Streights Bali.

Cape Sundana is a low flat Cape that runs off the high Land already described. The dutch Map I have lays it down in Lat'de 7..52 So. if that is the Case I was much farther off shore than I have supposed, but I scarce believe there could be more than 14 Miles difference of Latitude between me and the Cape in which case its Latitude would be 7°..46′ So. I see Hamilton Moore lies it down in 7..42 South.

By my bearings and Computed distance of Cape Sandana and by the time it bore true South of me the follow'g afternoon its Long'de is 110°..18′E
By Hamilton Moore it is 114..30E


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