Observations of the Variation on Board the Royal African Pacquet, in 1721. By Capt. Cornwall

I. Observations of the Variation on board the Royal African Pacquet, in 1721. By Capt. Cornwall. N. B. The Meridional Distance is reckon'd from St. Jago. | Month and Year | Latitudes | Meridian Distance | Longitude | Variation | |---------------|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------| | August 24th | 9° 8' S. | 9° 23' W. | 9° 25' W. | 2° 13' E. | | 1721 | | | | | | Ditto | 26° 11° 12' S. | 10° 46' W. | 10° 50' W. | 4° 30' E. | | Ditto | 27° 11° 34' S. | 11° 28' W. | 11° 41' W. | 4° 29' E. | | Ditto | 28° 12° 32' S. | 11° 31' W. | 11° 43' W. | 4° 27' E. | | Ditto | 31° 15° 46' S. | 10° 53' W. | 11° 6' W. | 6° 10' E. | | September 2d | 16° 26' S. | 8° 25' W. | 8° 30' W. | 7° 16' E. | | Ditto | 5th 18° 45' S. | 9° 31' W. | 9° 39' W. | 6° 17' E. | | Ditto | 6° 19° 47' S. | 9° 10' W. | 10° 0' W. | 8° 6' E. | | Ditto | 17° 28° 43' S. | 1° 7' W. | 1° 9' E. | 5° 53' E. | | Ditto | 22° 31° 33' S. | 3° 41' E. | 3° 56' E. | 4° 10' E. | | Ditto | 27° 33° 30' S. | 11° 29' E. | 12° 57' E. | 0° 11' W. | | Ditto | 30° 32° 40' S. | 19° 6' E. | 12° 1' E. | 3° 0' W. | | October 1st | 32° 53' S. | 21° 18' E. | 24° 59' E. | 5° 41' W. | | Ditto | 3° 32° 30' S. | 25° 33' E. | 30° 0' E. | 7° 47' W. | | Ditto | 5° 32° 28' S. | 30° 37' E. | 35° 52' E. | 8° 44' W. | | Ditto | 6° 31° 22' S. | 31° 40' E. | 37° 7' E. | 10° 57' W. | | Ditto | 7° 31° 11' S. | 32° 4' E. | 37° 47' E. | 11° 20' W. | Obser- Observations on the Coast of Africa. | Month and Year | Latitudes | Meridian Distance | Longitud. Variation | |----------------|-----------|------------------|--------------------| | October 13th, 1721 | 26° 17' S | 35° 35' E | 41° 41' E | 14° 30' W | | Ditto | 19° 19' S | | | 12° 22' W | | Ditto | 21° 17' S | | | 14° 29' W | | Ditto | 25° 13' S | | | 14° 48' W | | November 4th, 1721 | 10° 57' S | | | 13° 11' W | | Ditto | 7° 8' S | | | 15° 14' W | | Ditto | 29° 50' S in Cabenda-Bay | | | 14° 33' W | From Cabenda to London, Merid. Distance from thence. | December 9th, 1721 | 3° 25' S | 11° 30' W | 11° 43' W | 11° 32' W | | Ditto | 14° 30' S | 21° 18' W | 21° 24' W | | | Ditto | 20° 30' S | 30° 41' W | 30° 46' W | 1° 5' W | | January 1721 | 1° 10' N | 39° 8' W | 39° 16' W | 1° 1' E | | Ditto | 6° 17' N | 43° 21' W | 43° 29' W | 1° 41' E |