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which the Ruffian geographers are much divided. Mr. Mul- '779- 



July. 



ler, in his map, publifhed in the year j 754, fuppofes this coun- v — . — -» 

 try to extend toward the North Eaft, to the 75 of latitude, 

 and in longitude 190 Eaft of Greenwich, and to terminate 

 in a round Cape, which he calls Tfchukotfkoi Nofs. To the 

 Southward of this Cape he conceives the coafl to form a bay 

 to the Weft ward, bounded in latitude 67 18', by Serdze Ka- 

 men, the Northernmoft point feen by Beering in his expedi- 

 tion in the year 1728. The map, published by the acade- 

 my of St. Peterfburg, in the year 1776, gives the whole 

 peninfula intirely a new form, placing its North Eafternmoft 

 extremity in the latitude 73 , longitude 178 30'. The 

 Eafternmoft point in latitude 65 30', longitude 189 30'. All 

 the other maps we faw, both printed and in manufcripr, 

 vary between thefe two, apparently more according to the 

 fancy of the compiler, than on any grounds of more ac- 

 curate information. The only point in which there is a 

 general coincidence, without any confiderable variation, is 

 in the pofition of the Eaft Cape in latitude 66°. The form 

 of the coaft, both to the South and North of this Cape, in 

 the map of the academy, is exceedingly erroneous, and may 

 be totally difregarded. In that of Mr. Muller, the coaft to 

 the Northward bears a confiderable refemblance to our fur- 

 vey, as far as the latter extends, except that it does not 

 trend fufliciently to the Weftward ; receding only about 5° 

 of longitude, between the latitude of 66° and 69 ; whereas, 

 in reality, it recedes near ten. Between the latitude of 69* 

 and 74°, he makes the coaft bend round to the North and 

 North Eaft, and to form a confiderable promontory. On 

 what authority, now remains to be examined. 



Mr. Coxe, whofe accurate researches into this fubje^t, give 

 his opinion great weight, is perfuaded that the extremity of 



the 



