New Voyages and Travels: Consisting of Originals, Translations, and Abridgements, Volume 2Sir Richard Phillips, 1819 - Voyages and travels |
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... length gained the summit of the island , which we took possession of in the name of his Britannic majesty . Having laid aside our ice - anchors , axes , staffs , & c . we sat down to a collation of bread and cheese , after which we had ...
... length gained the summit of the island , which we took possession of in the name of his Britannic majesty . Having laid aside our ice - anchors , axes , staffs , & c . we sat down to a collation of bread and cheese , after which we had ...
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... length for the intended canoe , which , in some , including the bend of the middle - piece , which forms the stem and stern as well as the keel and bottom , is from 30 to 32 feet ; and the true length of this frail boat , when finished ...
... length for the intended canoe , which , in some , including the bend of the middle - piece , which forms the stem and stern as well as the keel and bottom , is from 30 to 32 feet ; and the true length of this frail boat , when finished ...
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... length . I was greatly amused , in my walks here , with the prodi- gious numbers of lizards of all colours and sizes that are conti- nually seen running up the trunks of the cocoa - trees , and always in a spiral direction . These ...
... length . I was greatly amused , in my walks here , with the prodi- gious numbers of lizards of all colours and sizes that are conti- nually seen running up the trunks of the cocoa - trees , and always in a spiral direction . These ...
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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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