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A 94° 13' 

 B 95° 51' 45" 

 C 95° 55' 24" 

 D 95° 58' 2 I" 

 E 95o 46' 

 F 95° 59' 



" In the evening at six; cloudy sky; it is going to rain. 

 The air extremely transparent. The islands appear much 

 nearer. Therm. 21-7° R. Hyg. 49 2°. 



D 95° 55' 30" 



E 95° 46' 15" 



<e The fourth of September, at 5j h , cloudy ; air very trans- 

 parent. Therm. 22*5°. Hyg. 41*2°. The water of the sea 

 at it's surface 21*8°. White sand on the shore, 28'5°. 

 A 94° 31' 6" 

 B 95° 52' 15" 



C 95° 55' 39" " ■: 



D 95° 58' 6" 

 E 95° 48' 15" 

 F 95° 58' 



" All the capes suspended, but the suspended part is only 

 five or six minutes in length. Picuita is entirely in the air, 

 it's apparent length 0° 11' 5". At sunset, the interval be- 

 tween the base of the island and the horizon of the sea di- 

 minishes, as the atmosphere gets darker. When the disk of 

 the Sun is hidden behind very dark clouds, the centre of 

 Picuita rests on the horizon ; the extremities of the island 

 are then alone suspended. The Sun reappears in all it's 

 splendour, though only at an altitude of four degrees, and 

 the whole of the island is elevated again j it is entirely sus- 

 pended, as well at it's centre, which forms a small convexity, 

 as at it's two extremities. No double image, only suspen- 

 sion. After the setting of the Sun, Picuita is still suspend- 



