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Entries for April, 1773-04-01 - 1773-04-07

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/56: 61v- 63r

Scope and Contents

Entries are provided for 1-7 April only, when the ship landed at New Zealand. On 3 April Bayly records sighting the land between Rock’s Point and Cape Farewell, and the following entry includes observations of lunar distance from Aldebaran from which he estimates their longitude. The ship travelled via Stephen’s Island and across the east side of Admiralty Bay, anchoring at the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound on 6 April. There, Bayly set up an observatory, and his observations are recorded in the entry for 7 April.

Dates

  • Creation: 1773-04-01 - 1773-04-07

Creator

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Extent

3 folio(s) (3 ff.) : Paper

Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: there are no entries between 8 Apr. and 7 June.

Original geographic information

New Zealand [subject]

Original geographic information

Queen Charlotte Sound [subject]

Finding aid date

2012-06-26 11:48:56+00:00

Repository Details

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