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... with an Arab for a steersman , and the only one then to be found on the river ; a river once embellished with all the pomp of imperial state , with temples , gardens , and even the floating houses of its ancient masters which it ...
... with an Arab for a steersman , and the only one then to be found on the river ; a river once embellished with all the pomp of imperial state , with temples , gardens , and even the floating houses of its ancient masters which it ...
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The village was situated in a small island , being surrounded by another branch of the river ; our life , however , was very laborious . From the natives we learned that we could not cross the river at high - water , it being then too ...
The village was situated in a small island , being surrounded by another branch of the river ; our life , however , was very laborious . From the natives we learned that we could not cross the river at high - water , it being then too ...
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We now altered our course a little to NE . by E. in order to pass about 100 leagues to the E. of the mouth of the River de la Plata , and in this direction ran through the parallels of latitude from 45 ° to 41 ° ; in crossing which ...
We now altered our course a little to NE . by E. in order to pass about 100 leagues to the E. of the mouth of the River de la Plata , and in this direction ran through the parallels of latitude from 45 ° to 41 ° ; in crossing which ...
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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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