the South -Sea 28^ 



But tho' thofe falfc Lands have been put out, Erouwrs F er ' s 

 Streight has been again put in, which is no lefs imaginary mcrwBI70Q * 

 than "Terra Auflralis ; for all the Ships which have pafs'd to 

 the Eaftward of Stolen Landt, have found no other Land 

 to the Eaftward, either in fight of Land, or out at Sea, 

 ► which is the way that almoft all the Ships returning from 

 the South-Sea pafs. We ourfelves doubtlefs pafs'd through 

 thofe Parts. 



In fine, they have not yet corrected the Errors in the Lands Error in Sw 

 that are known, which are very ill laid down, both to Charts. 

 Longitude and Latitude. There we fee Cape Horn in 57 

 Degrees and half and 58 Degrees Latitude, and above 20 

 Leagues,and even i4oLeagues diftant from Streight leMaire, 

 tho' in Reality ic is only in 55 Degrees 45 Minutes, and 40 

 or 50 Leagues at moft from Streight le Main. I fay nothing 

 here of the Longitude, which is not pofitively known, but 

 which may be pretty near afcertain'd by that of La Con- 

 ception^ whereof we have fpoken, according to the greateft 

 Conformity between the Computations, at 310, or 311 

 Degrees from the Meridian of Teneriff^ inftead of 303, or 

 3 04, as laid down in the Charts, which is at leaft 6 De- 

 grees Difference. Thence alfo proceeds the Falfity of the 

 laying down of the Coaft, from that Cape to Cape Pillars^ 

 which lie S. E/ by E. and N. W. by Weft, inftead ofS. E. 

 by S. and N. W. by N. as they are laid down ; and near Longitude of 

 Cape Horn it has a little more of the Weft, as has been^ Hom 

 obferv'd by thofe who have feen a great Part of the Coaft, 

 which moft Charts mark as unknown, with Points ; but 

 at prefent, tho' we are not perfe&ly acquainted as to the 

 Particulars, we at leaft know the main bearing. 



All thefe Confiderations have mov'd me toi gather Me- ' 

 moirs for drawing of the Chart I here infert, in which may $ ee pht* 

 be feen two new Difcoveries. The one is a Paffage into XXXlfc 

 , Tierra delFitego, through which Chance carry'd the Tar- 

 tan e S. Barbara, commanded by Marcanil, out of the 

 Strcights of Magallon into the South-Sea^ on the 15th of 

 May, 17 13. 



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