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The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson

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By a good observation at noon following I made its latitude to be 38 degrees 29 minutes south longitude...I made 144 degrees 40 minutes east.

I named this island Lady Julia's Island in honour of Lady Julia Percy.

Observed we ran faster along the land than our distance by log gave us, probably owing to drift from the East.
"December 7th.

At daylight we saw the land making a cape ahead; hauled up to clear it.

This cape is due east-south-east with a moderate offing from Cape Sir William Grant, distant by log 70 miles.


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