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cording to their distance from the Line of Division of the World, was the occasion of great Mistakes in the Relations and Maps of Seamen, which have some of them but very lately been rectified, and I doubt some may yet be left wrong placed.

This island lies East and West, and is about one hundred forty Miles long, and about sixty broad in the broadest place, which is near to its middle, it decreasing towards both extreams, in many places, being not half so broad. But it is not very easie to be very exact in this, because of the many turnings of the ways, or courses of the Gullies or Torrents, by which those who cross the Country, must pass.

I find by an account given to Sir Thomas Lynch, when he was Governor of Jamaica, that from Point Morant to Point Negril, the Course N.W. 81. deg. 140 Miles dist. The breadth from Portland-Bay, between Rio-Nuevo and White River, the Course North 0 d. 51½ dist. and from Great Point Pedro, to Dunkin's Cliffs, the Course Northward 48½ dist. From Salt-Pond-Point, to the Mouth of Annotto River, falling into Port Antonio Harbour, over against Lynch-Island, the Course North 26 distance. From Cabarito-Point to Cove-Harbour, the Course North, 22½ dist. From the Southward of Point-Negril, to Negril-Coi, Course North 10½ dist.

The quantity of Acres are 7450000, whereof are Savanna 350000 Acres. Manurable 6100000. Unmanurable 100000.

Rivers of Jamaica, running into the Sea, are eighty.

Awls River, Cane-Garden River, Crawle River, Lynch River, Seymars River, White River, Nuts River, Middle River, Morant River, Lins River, Negro River, Clarks River, Spring River, White River, Yallah Little River, Black River, and two small River, more, Yallah Great River, Barbicon River, Cane River, Hope River, Mamee River, Rock River, Rio Cobre River, Rio Pedro River, Dry River, Rio de Coco Forked River, Rio Mana Gully, Nelsons River, Salt or Black River, Boures River, Cock Pit River, Mino River, Rock River, Pindars River, Tick River, St. Thomass River, Crooked River, Green River, Milk River, Vere River, Rymes River, Swift River, Black River, Caju River, Wiets River, Grass River, One Eye River, Cave Little River, Deans River, Cabarito River, Three Mile River, Roaring River, Alegator River, Magotty River, Flint River; Great River, Little River, Great River, Morosse River,