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The 7th of June , in the afternoon , we saw high land , which proved to be the coast of Africa . At seven o'clock in the evening , the captain ordered the officer of the watch to be very careful to keep the ship at the distance from ...
The 7th of June , in the afternoon , we saw high land , which proved to be the coast of Africa . At seven o'clock in the evening , the captain ordered the officer of the watch to be very careful to keep the ship at the distance from ...
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It is a very common notion , that the number of leagues of distance from the land is , in general , equal to the number of fathoms of water in the soundings ; but , on the contrary , in approaching the coast , we sometimes found that ...
It is a very common notion , that the number of leagues of distance from the land is , in general , equal to the number of fathoms of water in the soundings ; but , on the contrary , in approaching the coast , we sometimes found that ...
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... gradually consuming the west coast of the continent of South America , has gained on the land , on that side , as far as its power was able to prevail ; from which he infers , that the land now seen on that west side must be very ...
... gradually consuming the west coast of the continent of South America , has gained on the land , on that side , as far as its power was able to prevail ; from which he infers , that the land now seen on that west side must be very ...
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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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