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the officers of the Zeehan with their mates came on board us, 

 when we called the council and resolved with them, as is to be 

 seen by the resolution of this day, and is there set out at 

 length, to which wo here refer. Towards noon got the wind 

 S.E., and afterwards S.S.E. and S. Tacked for the shore. 

 In the evening, about 5 o'clock, came under the shore. Three 

 miles (12) out from the shore had 60 fathoms, coral bottom ; 

 1 mile out (4 miles) had clean fine white sand. Found this 

 coast stretching S. by E. and N. by W., a smooth [bare] coast, 

 and had reached latitude 42° 30', and mean longitude 163° 50'. 

 Tacked again from the shore. The wind blew S.S.E., top- 

 gallant breeze. When you come from the W. and find that 

 you have 4° north-westerly variation, then you may look out 

 for land, because the variation here decreases very rapidly. If 

 it happens that you get rough weather from the westerly 

 quarter, then you may well lie to, and not sail ahead. Here 

 on the coast you have a compass pointing true. We have also 

 the mean longitude, which we determined by each working out 

 his reekoning and taking the mean. Wherefrom we find this 

 land to be in the longitude of 163° 50'. 



This land is the first land in the South Sea (Zuytzee) that we 

 have met with, and is \ et known by no European nations. 

 So we have given this land the name of Anthoony van 

 Dtemenslandt, in honor of the Most Honorable the Governor- 

 General, our High Master, who sent us out to make these 

 discoveries. The islands lying round about it, as many as are 

 known to us, we have named after the Honorable Members of 

 the Council of India, and may be seen on the small chart 

 made thereof. 



[Here there are in the manuscript some sketches of land, 

 of which two are found in Valentyn, p. 48, No. 1a 

 and No. 5k. The other, No. 5e, I have not found in 

 the manuscript. — Jacob Swakt.] 



26th November. — Had the wind easterly, gentle breeze, 

 hazy weather, so that we could not see land. Reckoned we 

 were about 9J (38) miles from the shore. Towards noon, 

 hoisted the flag at the main-top-gallant-mast, whereupon the 

 Zeehaen immediately came up under our stern, when we hailed 

 her people that Sr. Gilsemans should come aboard. Where- 

 upon the said Gilsemans without delay came on board us, and 

 we made known to him the matters which are mentioned in 

 the under-written note, and are to be taken with him to his 

 ship, in order to show the same to the Skipper, Gerhit Jansz, 

 and also for orders to their mates. 



"The officers of the fly-ship Zeehaen shall in their daily log 

 describe this land, which we saw yesterday and are now near, 



