Note 74 — Chapter XV · THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA FROM THE EAST.—STELLER INDUCED TO JOIN THE EXPEDITION.—THE SEPARATION OF THE ST. PETER AND THE ST. PAUL.

H. H. Bancroft, History of Alaska, p. 79, has the following note: "The date of Bering's discovery, or the day when land was first sighted by the lookout, has been variously stated. Müller makes it the 20th of July, and Steller the 18th; the 16th is in accordance with Bering's journal, and according to Bering's observation the latitude was 58° 28'. This date is confirmed by a manuscript chart compiled by Petroff and Waxel, with the help of the original log-books of both vessels. The claim set up by certain Spanish writers in favor of Francisco Gali as first discoverer of this region is based on a misprint in an early account of his voyage. For particulars see Hist. Cal., I., this series."—Tr.