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We were in fact surer of our longitude than of our latitude, having had no observation at noon since the 11th. Double altitudes which I took in the morning, after Douwes's method, placed us in 11 degrees 6 minutes 50 seconds, consequently 15 minutes north of our reckoning.
Though the result clearly proved that the high land on the horizon was not Trinidad, but Tobago, yet the captain continued to steer north-north-west, in search of this latter island. An observation of the meridian altitude of the sun fully confirmed the latitude obtained by Douwes's method. The island of Tobago presents a very picturesque aspect. It is merely a heap of rocks carefully cultivated.
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