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map? appears too far to the south. Peron refers to this 

 Cape as follows : — 



"Aj^res avoir double- la point Xord de la baio 

 ■Riedle, nous vimes la terre courir a I'J^.X.E. jusque 

 ■par le travers du cap Mixtalni (ainsi nomnie par le 

 "Capitaine Cox, qui reconnut 0)/<ter >< liny en 1789), 

 "qui forme le point le plus oriental de 1 ile."' 

 Upon the present day maps of the Lands Department 

 the most eastern point of the northern portion of Maria 

 Island is designated Ragged Head. The same name is 

 given to a point a mile or so Xorth-West. A few miles to 

 the south of this there is a point marked Cape Mistaken 

 or Cocks-combs Head. (On Flinders" Charts Coxcomb's 

 Head appears as a synonym for Ca))c Boullanger.) There 

 (an be no doubt, after an examination of Cox's and the 

 other early charts, that the name Cape Mistaken was 

 given by ('ox to the most eastern point of the island, and 

 that the present position assigned to it on the Lands De- 

 partment s maps i". incorrect. It must further be remem- 

 bered that it was after rounding this Cape when Cox dis- 

 covered he was not working into Adventure Bav that lie 

 gave the name Cape Mistaken to this point. 



Flinders gives <^S' details of his observations when 

 coasting along the shores of IMaria Id. as' follow : — 



"At daylight, Maria's Island appeared to be divided 

 "into two, Schouten s Island was visible, and the prin- 

 "cipal bearings taken were as follow : 



"Tasnians .mall island <39> S. '240 W. 



"A deep bight in the coast S. 56 W. 



"South Head of Fredeiik Hendrik's Bay. 8. 72 \V. 



"Maria's Island, south part N. 04° to 43 "\V. 



" , north part X. 39 to 19 W. 



"Schouten's Island Xorth to N. 5 E. 



"The wind shifted to north at ten o'clock, and we 

 "tacked towards ^Maria's Island. At noon the north - 

 "east extreme, a cock's-comb-like head was distant four 

 "or five miles, but the island lying off it in Mr. Cox's 

 "chart was not visible nor yet the isthmus which con- 

 "nects the two parts of the island. 



"Observed latitude 42° All" S. 



"South Head of Frederik Hendrik's Bay... S. 40 W. 



"Marias Island, south part Clouded. 



" , north part S. 82° to X. 64 W. 



"Schouten's Island, dist. 4 leagues. X'. 3 W. to 8 E. 



I'i^) Flinders. — Voyage to 'I'eiia Australis. Intro, p. cxc. 



(39) It must be remembered that until Flinders examined the 

 French and later chart«. alter his imprisonnient ut Mauritius, he con- 

 aidered Tusman's Peninsula was an island. 



