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At 2 P.M. the natives left us , who had remained until that time on - board , perfectly quiet and contented ; and , having understood our direction , they went on before us in their canoes . From the time that we anchored on the N. of ...
At 2 P.M. the natives left us , who had remained until that time on - board , perfectly quiet and contented ; and , having understood our direction , they went on before us in their canoes . From the time that we anchored on the N. of ...
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... and in this direction ran through the parallels of latitude from 45 ° to 41 ° ; in crossing which , on our passage to the strait , there had been so great an error in our reckoning , which we accounted for by the setting of the ...
... and in this direction ran through the parallels of latitude from 45 ° to 41 ° ; in crossing which , on our passage to the strait , there had been so great an error in our reckoning , which we accounted for by the setting of the ...
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The current of the great ocean , under the equinoctial line , sets in an unvaried course to the westward , and passing down between the main land of South America and the West India islands , its direction is changed by the form of this ...
The current of the great ocean , under the equinoctial line , sets in an unvaried course to the westward , and passing down between the main land of South America and the West India islands , its direction is changed by the form of this ...
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taining a particular Account of the Icebergs and other Phenomena which | |
Narrative of the Sufferings and Adventures of Henderick Portenger | 1 |
Travels of M Burckhardt in Egypt and Nubia | 1 |
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| Title | New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2 New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Sir Richard Phillips Volume 2 of New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgments ; with Index and Historical Preface, Sir Richard Phillips |
| Author | Sir Richard Phillips |
| Publisher | Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 23 Apr 2007 |
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