east-by-south

At nine got under weigh, and ran in on an east-by-south course 4 1/2 or

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel

We were now nearly up to the latitude of Cape Horn, and having over forty degrees of easting to make, we squared away the yards before a strong westerly gale, shook a reef out of the fore-topsail, and stood on our way, east-by-south, with the prospect of being up with the Cape in a week or ten days.

Chapter XXXI. Bad Prospects-First Touch of Cape Horn-Icebergs-Temperance Ships-Lying-Up-Ice-Difficulty on Board-Change of Course-Straits of Magellan 1909

Whereby they made a good passage and anchored off one of the islands -- Otaheety or not, I won't say -- and took aboard a cargo, being, as they supposed, ord'nary breadfruit; and stood away east-by-south for the Horn, meaning to work up to Kingston, Jamaica.

The Mayor of Troy Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

We were now nearly up to the latitude of Cape Horn, and having over forty degrees of easting to make, we squared away the yards before a strong westerly gale, shook a reef out of the fore-topsail, and stood on our way, east-by-south, with the prospect of being up with the Cape in a week or ten days.

Two years before the mast, and twenty-four years after: a personal narrative 1869

We were now nearly up to the latitude of Cape Horn, and having over forty degrees of easting to make, we squared away the yards before a strong westerly gale, shook a reef out of the fore-topsail, and stood on our way, east-by-south, with the prospect of being up with the Cape in a week or ten days.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848

Horn, and having over forty degrees of easting to make, we squared away the yards before a strong westerly gale, shook a reef out of the fore topsail, and stood on our way, east-by-south, with the prospect of being up with the Cape in a week or ten days.

Two Years Before the Mast Richard Henry Dana 1848

When it was day we steered north-east half east, then north-east - by-east till seven o'clock, and, being then seven or eight leagues off shore, we steered away east, the shore trending east-by-south.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792

The easternmost point of land seen bore east-by-south half-south, distance three leagues, and the westernmost west-south-west half-south, distance two leagues.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792

For this twenty-four hours we steered east-by-north with a large wind, yet made but an east-by-south half south course, though the variation was not above 7 degrees east.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792

The easternmost part of New Guinea seen bore east-by-south, distant twelve leagues; Cape Mabo west-south-west half-south, distant seven leagues.

Early Australian Voyages: Pelsart, Tasman, Dampier John Pinkerton 1792