The British mariner's directory and guide to the trade and navigation of the Indian and China seas. Containing instructions for navigating from Europe to India and China. And from port to port in those regions, and parts adjacent: With an account of the trade, mercantile habits, manners, and customs of the natives / [Hattie Maen Elmore].

  • Elmore, Hattie Maen.
Date:
1802
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The British mariner's directory and guide to the trade and navigation of the Indian and China seas. Containing instructions for navigating from Europe to India and China. And from port to port in those regions, and parts adjacent: With an account of the trade, mercantile habits, manners, and customs of the natives / [Hattie Maen Elmore]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    T5> ^8, and 19 fathoms, clay ground. Here the currents begin to fet N.E. and N.E. by E. “ From thefe illands, if pofTible, keep the depth from eight to 14 fathoms, coming no nearer the Borneo fhore than eight fathoms, nor off more than 14 fathoms, until you are in the latitude of 5° 10' fouth, then you are paft all the dangers on the coaft of Borneo. In 16 or 17 fathoms from the three Alike-iflands are two fand banks that are even with the water’s edge. [Thefe I have already particu- larly dcfcribed. Off the Great River their latitude is 2f S.] From 2° to’ foutli you will, upon an E.N.E. courfe, for a while have 14, 16, and 18 fathoms; but in 1° 50'fouth, in fight of Bor- neo, you will have 22, 25, and 30 fathoms; and in latitude 1° 20'' fouth, TO leagues off Borneo, you will find 28, 30, and 35 fathoms, clay and mud ; in 0° 4' fouth, you will have 45 and 30 fathoms 12 leagues off Borneo. The land hereabouts is very high, and may be feen a great.way. In 1° o' N. you will fee the coaft of Borneo,, diftant fix or feven leagues; and the N.W. part of the coaft of Ce- lebes, bearing E. half N. a great diftance off, and no foundings. [In this fituation I fuppofe the Bridgwater to be in longitude 118*^ 50' E. and clear of the Straits of Macaffar, properly fo called.] From latitude i^o'N. we fleered N.E. 24 leagues, and obferved in 1“ 33' N. we found the iflands of Bancia and Zangier in latitude 2** 15' and 2” 20' N. [This ifland of Banca is not reckoned any of the Sunda iflands.]” DIRECTIONS FOK NAVIGATING THE WEST COAST OF SUMATRA.. The N.W. monfoon generally blows very hard from Oftober to January, and in fome feafons, though not frequently, from Septem- ber,.
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