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and Spanish Names of the Two and Thirty Points of the COMPASS.

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the Year 1718, aboard of His Majesty's Ship the Barfleur, under the Command of the Right Honourable Sir George Byng, Admiral of the Fleet

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Bearings of Headlands, &c.

SHANT Eafterly.

Cape Finifter, ENE. 12 Leagues.
7 Off of Lisbon, within fight of Land.
55 St. Jago, NE. 14 Leagues.

45 Cape St. Mary, NNE. half E. 5 Leagues.
2 Cape St. Mary, NNW. 17 Leagues.

Before Straits-Mouth, fometimes without fight
of Land, we had by feveral good Obferva-
tion 7 deg. or within deg. more or less.
38 Cape Palos, 10 Leagues WSW.
31 Cabrera, (near Majorca) NW, 8 Leagues.
52 Eaft Point of Majorca, WNW. 6 Leagues.
8 At Anchor before Port Mahon,

54 Cape Tolar, E. half S. 25 Leag. by Estimation.
16 Cape Carbonera, NW. half N. 7 Leagues.
44 Cape Carbonera, WNW. 9 or 10 Leagues.
48 Cape Carbonera, W. by S. 11 Leagues.
35 Serpentaria, W. by S. Cape Gomera, NW.
46 Entry Naples Bay.

50 Off of Palinura.

21 Strombelo, W. by S. 1 League.
30 Before Syracufe.

45 Cape Paffero, N. half W. 4 Leagues.
38 Before Malta.

Upon the South Cooft of Sicily, it continued be-) tween 12 and 13 Degrees; but failing from Palerma to Naples, it decreased to 11.46 as obferved in Naples-Bay.

N.B. It may be thought furprizing, that to the Weftward of Sardinia, there fhould be less than 11 Degrees, and South Eaft from it is above 17. There is fome Reafon to believe, that there are fome Magnetical Rocks, in or near that Island which may affect the Compafs; but we must leave that to Time and further Experience to determine.

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For Numbers increasing in their Natural Order, from an Unit to 10,000.

With a Table of Artificial SINES, TANGENTS, and SECANTS, the RADIUS 10,000000; and to every Degree and Minute of the Quadrant.

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