latitude, the bottom being level and hard; in full sight of the land the sea was 100 fathom deep, the coast being steep and mountainous, the interior uniformly high, of which I append a map.  We used our best endeavours to make a landing, which, however, could not conveniently be done owing to the steep coast, whereupon we resolved to run a little more north, where the coast seemed easier of access; but the wind steadily blowing very stiffly from the north under the land, and the tide coming in from the south, we spent a good deal of time in tacking, until a sudden squall from the west, which made the coast a lee-shore and made us lose one of our anchors, threatened to throw us on the coast.  We then made all sail, and the wind coming round a little, we stood out to sea, not deeming it advisable to continue longer inshore in this bad weather with such large heavy ships and such costly cargoes as we had entrusted to our care, and with great peril to lose more precious time, but being contented with having seen the land which at a more favourable time may be further explored with more fitting vessels and smaller craft.  We have seen no signs of inhabitants, nor did we always keep near the coast, since it formed large bays which would have taken up much time.  Still we kept seeing the coast from time to time, until in 27 degrees we came upon the land discovered by the ship Eendracht, which land in the said latitude showed as a red, muddy coast, which according to the surmises of some of us might not unlikely prove to be gold-bearing, a point which may be cleared up in time.

Leaving the 27th degree, we shaped our course north and north by west, until on the 19th of August we struck the island of Java 70 miles to eastward of its western extremity...after which we arrived in Sunda Caleppe Strait on the 23rd of the same month...

This 7th day of October, 1619.

On board the ship Amsterdam at anchor before our fortress of Jacatra. 
Your Worships’ Servant, JACOB DEDEL.

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D.

Maps of Hessel Gerritsz, numbered VII C and D. (1616).

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XII.

(1622).  VOYAGE OF THE SHIP LEEUWIN FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO JAVA.—­DISCOVERY OF THE SOUTH-WEST COAST OF AUSTRALIA.—­LEEUWIN’S LAND.

A.

Chart of Hessel Gerritsz, VII C (1616).

I print such of the legends of this chart as refer to the results of this expedition: 

“Duynich landt boven met boomen ende boseage.  Laegh ghelijck verdroncken landt. ’t Landt van de Leeuwin beseylt Ao 1622 in Maert [*].  Laegh duynich landt.” [Dunes with trees and underwood at top.—­Low land seemingly submerged (by the tide).—­Land made by the ship Leeuwin in March, 1622.—­Low land with dunes].

[* The ship Lecuwin had set sail from the Netherlands on April 20, 1621, and arrived at Batavia May 15, 1622, after a very long voyage, of which the G.-G. and Counc. did not fail to complain.]