The Observations of Sir Richard Hawkins, Knt, in his Voyage into the South Sea in the Year 1593

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This must be a misprint; it should be perhaps 56°. Some accounts state that Drake visited a bay in 57°: this must be erroneous, as Cape Horn, the most southern part of South America, is in the parallel of 56°.

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