Stove by a Whale: Owen Chase and the Essex

G: Table of Islands from Bowditch's Navigator

Appendix G TABLE OF ISLANDS FROM BOWDITCH'S NA VIGA TOR Some impression of the Pacific as seen by the Essex survivors can be had by consulting the [able of latitudes and longitudes in the navigational aid they relied on: Nathaniel Bowditch, The New American Practical Navigator . .. (New York: E. M. Blount & Samuel A. Burtus; J. Seymour, Printer, 1817). It is not known which edition of the Navigator the survivors had, but the table of islands had hardly been revised for more than fifteen years. Henderson Island, which they regarded as Ducie Island when they landed there, is at 24°20' S/128°18' W. From Table 46, "Latitudes and Longitudes" (p. 249; tables, which make up second half of book, have their own pagination): "This Table contains the LATITUDES and LONGITVDES of the most remarkable harbours, islands, shoals, capes, &c. in the WORLD, founded on the latest and most accurate Astronomical observations, surveys and charts." Pp. 275-76: "Friendly and other Islands in the Pacific Ocean." Wallis's Island 13°22' S/176°16' W Proby's Island 15 53 175 51 Pylstart's Island 22 22 175 41 Gardner's Island 17 57 175 17 Hoonga-hapee 20 36 175 17 Toofoa 19 46 175 6 Tongatobou, Van Diemen's Road 21 6 175 5 Bickerton's Island 18 48 174 48 244 APPENDIX G Annamoka 20 14 174 50 Eoa (E.P.) 21 24 174 45 Bouhee 19 34 174 29 Haanho 19 41 174 15 Howe's Island 18 32 173 53 Pola (W.P.) 13 32 172 35 Duke of York's Island 8 33 172 4 Calinasse (N.P.) 13 45 171 51 Hot Plat 13 51 171 48 Duke of Clarence's I. 9 9 171 31 Oyolava (E.P.) 14 3 171 7 Otutuelah 14 30 170 41 Muouna (E.P.) 14 17 170 3 Savage Island 19 2 169 30 Fanfone (E.P.) 14 5 169 18 Leone (S.P.) 14 8 169 16 Opoun (E.P.) 14 9 169 2 Palmerston's Island 18 0 162 57 Whytutakee 18 52 159 41 Hervey's Island 19 17 158 48 Wateeoo Island 20 1 158 15 Mangeea Island 21 57 158 7 Howe's Island 16 46 154 6 Balabola Island 16 32 151 52 Ulietea 16 45 151 31 Ohameneno Harbour 16 45 151 35 Eimeo (Taloo Harbour) 17 30 150 0 Toobouai 23 25 149 23 Huahhine (Owharre Bay) 16 43 151 8 Maurura 16 26 152 33 Otaheite (Oaitipeha Bay) 17 46 149 14 --Venus Point 17 29 149 36 Osnaburgh or Maitea I. 17 52 148 6 Palliser's Island 15 38 146 30 Adventure Island 17 5 144 18 Furneaux Island 17 11 143 7 Resolution Island 17 23 141 45 Taoukae Island 14 30 145 9 Ohitahoo (Resolution B.) 9 55 139 9 Ohevahoa Island 9 41 139 2 APPENDIX G 245 Onateayo Island 9 58 138 51 Magdalena Island 10 25 138 49 Hood's Island 9 26 138 52 Ingraham Island (N. pt.) 8 3 140 48 --(So pt.) 9 24 Carysfort Island 20 49 138 33 Lord Hood's Island 21 31 135 32 Ducie's Island 24 40 124 40 Easter I. (Cook's Bay) 27 9 109 35 Oparo Island 27 36 144 11 Juan Fernandez (S.W.P.) 33 45 79 6 --(E.P.) 33 41 78 53 Massa Fuero (middle) 33 45 80 38 St. Felix Islands (N.P.) 26 20 79 47 - - (W. point) 26 17 80 4 Gray's Island 26 22 92 30 Gallapagos Islands Chatham I. (N.E. part) o 45 89 9 - - Stephen's Bay o 53 89 37 Charles I. (S.P.) 1 30 90 33 James'!' Harbour o 12 90 41 Albermarle I. Christ. P. o 50 91 25 Cape Berkley 0° 2' Nj 91°31' W Abington I. C. Ibetson o 29 90 43 Redondo Rock o 15 91 34 Wenman's Island 1 23 91 44 Culpepper's Island 1 40 92 0 Gallego 1 40 104 5 Christmas Island 1 58 157 32 Palmyra Island 5 49 162 28 St. Peter's Island 11 0 178 50 Owyhee (N. point) 20 17 155 58 - - (E. point) 19 34 154 54 - - (S. point) 18 54 155 45 Mowee (E. point) 20 50 155 56 - - (S. point) 20 34 156 12 - - (W. point) 20 54 156 36 Marokinee 20 39...