The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Greene, 1838 |
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Side 14
... direction instead of lessening the latitude of Constantinople from 43 to 41 , which would have been near the truth , increased it to 45 , thus placing that city in their maps 276 English miles to the north of its true place . When ...
... direction instead of lessening the latitude of Constantinople from 43 to 41 , which would have been near the truth , increased it to 45 , thus placing that city in their maps 276 English miles to the north of its true place . When ...
Side 16
... directions . Thus , to the south of the Cape of Good Hope is a promontory named Terra de Vista . Notwithstanding the great increase of geographical informa- tion , even the best maps were long deficient in correct dis- * See a ...
... directions . Thus , to the south of the Cape of Good Hope is a promontory named Terra de Vista . Notwithstanding the great increase of geographical informa- tion , even the best maps were long deficient in correct dis- * See a ...
Side 35
... direction . This petition was at once complied with . The per- son at first designed to command the expedition was Mr. Dal- rymple , chief hydrographer to the Admiralty , and no less cel- ebrated for his geographical knowledge than for ...
... direction . This petition was at once complied with . The per- son at first designed to command the expedition was Mr. Dal- rymple , chief hydrographer to the Admiralty , and no less cel- ebrated for his geographical knowledge than for ...
Side 39
... direction of his native island . On leaving Otaheite , lieutenant Cook visited the neighbour- ing islands of Ulietea , Borabora , Otahah , Huaheine , and Raia- taia . Tupia related , that in the time of his grandfather a friendly ship ...
... direction of his native island . On leaving Otaheite , lieutenant Cook visited the neighbour- ing islands of Ulietea , Borabora , Otahah , Huaheine , and Raia- taia . Tupia related , that in the time of his grandfather a friendly ship ...
Side 48
... direction . When he had ad- vanced so far as to find himself to the north of Carteret's track , he could no longer entertain any hope of finding a continent ; and this circumstance , with the sickly state of the Adventure's crew ...
... direction . When he had ad- vanced so far as to find himself to the north of Carteret's track , he could no longer entertain any hope of finding a continent ; and this circumstance , with the sickly state of the Adventure's crew ...
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