The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Greene, 1838 |
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Side xi
... Received at Court . - Ras Michael . - Visits the Cata- racts of Alata . - Internal Dissensions . - Interview of Mr. Bruce with Fazil.- Made Governor of Geesh . - Proceeds to the Sources of the Nile . - Lake Asana . -Superstitions of the ...
... Received at Court . - Ras Michael . - Visits the Cata- racts of Alata . - Internal Dissensions . - Interview of Mr. Bruce with Fazil.- Made Governor of Geesh . - Proceeds to the Sources of the Nile . - Lake Asana . -Superstitions of the ...
Side xii
... received . -His Death . - Results of his Travels . - Major Laing reaches Tombuctoo.- Assassinated . - Travels of Caillié . - His Account of Tombuctoo . - Expedi- tion of the two Landers , and the Discovery of the Debouchement of the Ni ...
... received . -His Death . - Results of his Travels . - Major Laing reaches Tombuctoo.- Assassinated . - Travels of Caillié . - His Account of Tombuctoo . - Expedi- tion of the two Landers , and the Discovery of the Debouchement of the Ni ...
Side 14
... received implicitly are seldom overturned by the arguments of reason ; thus geography labour- ed under a disadvantage from the very popularity of its nature . A system was in vogue , and , though manifestly incorrect , still maintained ...
... received implicitly are seldom overturned by the arguments of reason ; thus geography labour- ed under a disadvantage from the very popularity of its nature . A system was in vogue , and , though manifestly incorrect , still maintained ...
Side 16
... received information of land in those 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 ...
... received information of land in those 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 ...
Side 25
... received by the crew with acclamations of joy ; nevertheless they soon had a foretaste of the hardships which they were destined to encounter . At Rio the men had been greatly incommoded by the heat , and supposing that their voyage was ...
... received by the crew with acclamations of joy ; nevertheless they soon had a foretaste of the hardships which they were destined to encounter . At Rio the men had been greatly incommoded by the heat , and supposing that their voyage was ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1831 |
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