A New Collection of Voyages, Discoveries and Travels: Containing Whatever is Worthy of Notice, in Europe, Asia, Africa and America, Том 7J. Knox, 1767 |
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... island in Europe , comprehends the two kingdoms of England and Scotland , with the principality of Wales . Its latitude , at the Lizard Point in Corn- wall , according to Moll , is 50 ° north , and at the head - land at Caithness in ...
... island in Europe , comprehends the two kingdoms of England and Scotland , with the principality of Wales . Its latitude , at the Lizard Point in Corn- wall , according to Moll , is 50 ° north , and at the head - land at Caithness in ...
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... island can never be fufficiently valued , as it renders Great Britain a world , as it were , within itself , intirely independent of other nations ; and furnishes her with all the neceffaries of life , in fuch abundance , as enables her ...
... island can never be fufficiently valued , as it renders Great Britain a world , as it were , within itself , intirely independent of other nations ; and furnishes her with all the neceffaries of life , in fuch abundance , as enables her ...
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... islands , which were dil- affected to the parliament , and ftill held out for Charles II . by flopping the gainful trade which they then carried on with the Dutch ; and at the fame time to clip the wings of thofe our opulent and time 50 ...
... islands , which were dil- affected to the parliament , and ftill held out for Charles II . by flopping the gainful trade which they then carried on with the Dutch ; and at the fame time to clip the wings of thofe our opulent and time 50 ...
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... ISLANDS . TO HE kingdom of Scotland , or North Britain , comprehends all the northern part of this ifland beyond the counties of Cumberland and Northum- berland , together with a multitude of iflands , which amount to about 300 ; fome ...
... ISLANDS . TO HE kingdom of Scotland , or North Britain , comprehends all the northern part of this ifland beyond the counties of Cumberland and Northum- berland , together with a multitude of iflands , which amount to about 300 ; fome ...
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... islands are frequented by whales ; and cod , ling , haddock , fturgeon , turbot , mackrel , fcate , fea - urchins , cat - fifh , & c . are caught in great plenty on all their coafts . Lobsters , crabs , and oyf- ters , are found in vaft ...
... islands are frequented by whales ; and cod , ling , haddock , fturgeon , turbot , mackrel , fcate , fea - urchins , cat - fifh , & c . are caught in great plenty on all their coafts . Lobsters , crabs , and oyf- ters , are found in vaft ...
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