American Biography, Том 1Harper & Bro., 1843 |
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... coast of Africa towards the south , and as far northward as the Island of Brit- ain , whence they imported tin and lead , * which , according to the universal testimony of the ancients , were not then found in any other country . From ...
... coast of Africa towards the south , and as far northward as the Island of Brit- ain , whence they imported tin and lead , * which , according to the universal testimony of the ancients , were not then found in any other country . From ...
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... coast Libya . Then , having gath- ered the harvest , they sailed . * Thus , two years being consumed , in the third year , coming round the Pillars of Hercules , they returned to Egypt , reporting things which with me have no credit ...
... coast Libya . Then , having gath- ered the harvest , they sailed . * Thus , two years being consumed , in the third year , coming round the Pillars of Hercules , they returned to Egypt , reporting things which with me have no credit ...
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... coast was so circuitous and slow , that we may pronounce a voyage from the Mediterra- nean to India by the Cape of Good Hope to have been an undertaking beyond their power to accomplish , in such a manner as to render it in any degree ...
... coast was so circuitous and slow , that we may pronounce a voyage from the Mediterra- nean to India by the Cape of Good Hope to have been an undertaking beyond their power to accomplish , in such a manner as to render it in any degree ...
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... coast , for their subsistence . And if it was their design to keep near the land for the sake of discovery , small vessels were best adapted to the purpose , because they could pass over shoals , through small openings , between islands ...
... coast , for their subsistence . And if it was their design to keep near the land for the sake of discovery , small vessels were best adapted to the purpose , because they could pass over shoals , through small openings , between islands ...
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... coast of Africa till the next April . During this time , in that warm climate , corn might be sown and reaped ; and any other . articles , either of provision or merchandise , might be taken on board . Then the N.E. monsoon would carry ...
... coast of Africa till the next April . During this time , in that warm climate , corn might be sown and reaped ; and any other . articles , either of provision or merchandise , might be taken on board . Then the N.E. monsoon would carry ...
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