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Direction of wind│ If the │And the wind │ │But if the │
at commencem’t │ center │ shifts from │ Steer │ wind shifts │
of storm │(or vortex)│ │ │ from │
│ Bears │ │ │ │
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South. │ East. │ S to W │ North. │ S to E │
S by E │ E by N │ S by E to S │ N by W │ S by E to E │
SSE │ ENE │ SSE to S │ NNW │ SSE to E │
SE by S │ NE by E │ SE by S to S│ NW by N│ SE by S to E│
SE │ NE │ SE to S │ NW │ SE to E │
SE by E │ NE by N │ SE by E to S│ NW by W│ SE by E to E│ †
ESE │ NNE │ ESE to S │ WNW │ ESE to E │
E by S │ N by E │ E by S to S │ W by N │ E by S to E │ †
East. │ North. │ E to S │ West. │ E to N │
E by N │ N by W │ E by N to E │ W by S │ E by N to N │ †
ENE │ NNW │ ENE to E │ WSW │ ENE to N │
NE by E │ NW by N │ NE by E to E│ SW by W│ NE by E to N│ †
NE │ NW │ NE to E │ SW │ NE to N │
NE by N │ NW by W │ NE by N to E│ SW by S│ NE by N to N│ †
NNE │ WNW │ NNE to E │ SSW │ NNE to N │
N by E │ W by N │ N by E to E │ S by W │ N by E to N │
North. │ West. │ N to E │ South. │ N to W │
N by W │ W by S │ N by W to N │ S by E │ N by W to W │
NNW │ WSW │ NNW to N │ SSE │ NNW to W │
NW by N │ SW by W │ NW by N to N│ SE by S│ NW by N to W│
NW │ SW │ NW to N │ SE │ NW to W │
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Transcriber’s Note:
† † † † † stands for:
“Put the ship on the Starboard Tack.”
Printed vertically in 6th column.
ADMIRAL FITZROY’S INSTRUCTIONS ON THE USE OF THE BAROMETER IN NORTH
LATITUDE.