The Oriental Voyager: Or, Descriptive Sketches and Cursory Remarks, on a Voyage to India and China, in His Majesty's Ship Caroline, Performed in the Years 1803-4-5-6J. Asperne, 1807 - 388 страници |
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... north - east point of Madeira ; and as the sun arose , the whole prospect of Fun- chal , and the surrounding villas , churches , & c . burst upon our view . This bay has a truly ro- mantic and beautiful appearance . The town ( the ...
... north - east point of Madeira ; and as the sun arose , the whole prospect of Fun- chal , and the surrounding villas , churches , & c . burst upon our view . This bay has a truly ro- mantic and beautiful appearance . The town ( the ...
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... north - east trades . We this day discovered Palma , one of the Canary islands , which is so high , that it may be seen nearly 30 leagues off ; and in the afternoon we passed close to its western side , with a fine 8 - knot breeze ...
... north - east trades . We this day discovered Palma , one of the Canary islands , which is so high , that it may be seen nearly 30 leagues off ; and in the afternoon we passed close to its western side , with a fine 8 - knot breeze ...
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... north - east trades , though in 8 ° 30 ′ north latitude , which we could only account for , by the sun being so far north . Between the 23d and 30th of June we had nothing but calms , light airs , and hot sultry weather ; during which ...
... north - east trades , though in 8 ° 30 ′ north latitude , which we could only account for , by the sun being so far north . Between the 23d and 30th of June we had nothing but calms , light airs , and hot sultry weather ; during which ...
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... north - east and south - east trades . We this day made the Cape of Good Hope , and captured the De Haaje , a Dutch sloop of war , proceeding to the Isle of France and Ba- tavia , with dispatches of the war . About eleven o'clock the ...
... north - east and south - east trades . We this day made the Cape of Good Hope , and captured the De Haaje , a Dutch sloop of war , proceeding to the Isle of France and Ba- tavia , with dispatches of the war . About eleven o'clock the ...
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... east , and the Lion's Head on the west , forms the northern ex- tremity of the same peninsula . The length from north to south is about thirty - six , and breadth eight miles . It is composed , properly speaking , of one mountain ...
... east , and the Lion's Head on the west , forms the northern ex- tremity of the same peninsula . The length from north to south is about thirty - six , and breadth eight miles . It is composed , properly speaking , of one mountain ...
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