276 NAMED THE E^CHSCHOLTZ GROUP. 



mining the position of the western extremity, 

 11 40 11&quot; latitude, and 194 37 35&quot; longitude, 

 from which point they must stretch considera 

 bly to the east. These, like other coral islands, 

 probably lie round a basin : of population we 

 could see no trace, though there was every ap 

 pearance of their being habitable. I named 

 them, after our worthy Doctor and Professor, 

 Eschscholtz, who was now making the second 

 voyage with me. 



It is unnecessary to add any thing here re 

 specting the situations of these three groups of 

 isles, which have been laid down, with the great 

 est possible accuracy, in the chart accompany 

 ing this volume ; one thing only I beg to ob 

 serve, that they bear not the slightest resem 

 blance to the Pescadores described by Wallis. 

 He did not possess the facilities for ascertaining 

 the longitude, which have been invented since 

 his time. His Pescadores may be situated else 

 where ; but even if one of these groups should 

 be the Pescadores, we may justly claim the dis 

 covery of the other two. This discovery is of 

 some value, inasmuch as these groups are no 

 doubt the northern extremity of the Ralik 



