American Biography, Брой 161Harper & Brothers, 1846 |
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... Continent of Africa is that performed by order of Necho , king of Egypt , and recorded by Herodotus ; the most ancient historian , except the sacred writers , whose works have come down to our time . His character as a historian is ...
... Continent of Africa is that performed by order of Necho , king of Egypt , and recorded by Herodotus ; the most ancient historian , except the sacred writers , whose works have come down to our time . His character as a historian is ...
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... Continent of Africa was called by the Greeks . By the North Sea is meant the Mediterranean , which lies north of Egypt . Lib . ii . , ch . 48 . ing from the Red Sea , went away into the C 2 PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION . 29.
... Continent of Africa was called by the Greeks . By the North Sea is meant the Mediterranean , which lies north of Egypt . Lib . ii . , ch . 48 . ing from the Red Sea , went away into the C 2 PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION . 29.
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... Continent , the following objections have been made : First , it is said that " the vessels which the ancients employed were so small as not to afford stowage for provisions sufficient to sub- sist a crew during a long voyage ...
... Continent , the following objections have been made : First , it is said that " the vessels which the ancients employed were so small as not to afford stowage for provisions sufficient to sub- sist a crew during a long voyage ...
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... continents . Besides , if the vessels were small , they could carry but small crews , who would not require very large quantities of pro- vision . But Herodotus has helped us to solve the difficulty respecting provisions in a manner ...
... continents . Besides , if the vessels were small , they could carry but small crews , who would not require very large quantities of pro- vision . But Herodotus has helped us to solve the difficulty respecting provisions in a manner ...
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... Continent of Africa in three years . To a European theorist such a voyage may seem less practicable than to an American . The Europeans have usually employed none but ships of great burden in their trade to In- dia and China ; but ...
... Continent of Africa in three years . To a European theorist such a voyage may seem less practicable than to an American . The Europeans have usually employed none but ships of great burden in their trade to In- dia and China ; but ...
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