The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 3Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Greene, 1838 |
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... says the commo- dore , " was of a gigantic stature , and seemed to realize the tales of monsters in human shape . He had the skin of some wild beast thrown over his shoulders as a Scotch highlander wears his plaid , and was painted so ...
... says the commo- dore , " was of a gigantic stature , and seemed to realize the tales of monsters in human shape . He had the skin of some wild beast thrown over his shoulders as a Scotch highlander wears his plaid , and was painted so ...
Side 57
... says , " were two bundles of celery , which had been gathered for loading the cutter ; a bro- ken oar was stuck upright in the ground , to which the natives had tied their canoes , a proof that the attack had been made here . I then ...
... says , " were two bundles of celery , which had been gathered for loading the cutter ; a bro- ken oar was stuck upright in the ground , to which the natives had tied their canoes , a proof that the attack had been made here . I then ...
Side 72
... says captain Cook , " we owed our having it in our power to revisit the Sandwich Islands , and to enrich our voyage with a discovery , which , though the last , seemed in many respects to be the most important that had hitherto been ...
... says captain Cook , " we owed our having it in our power to revisit the Sandwich Islands , and to enrich our voyage with a discovery , which , though the last , seemed in many respects to be the most important that had hitherto been ...
Side 76
... says lieutenant King , " sold his stock alone for 800 dollars ; and a few prime skins , which were clean and had been well preserved , were sold for 120 each . The whole amount of the value , in specie and goods , that was got for the ...
... says lieutenant King , " sold his stock alone for 800 dollars ; and a few prime skins , which were clean and had been well preserved , were sold for 120 each . The whole amount of the value , in specie and goods , that was got for the ...
Side 79
... says " That its exactness and minuteness of detail astonished him beyond expression ; " but Cook's skill as a marine surveyor may be still better estimated from the chart which , at the commencement of his career , he constructed of the ...
... says " That its exactness and minuteness of detail astonished him beyond expression ; " but Cook's skill as a marine surveyor may be still better estimated from the chart which , at the commencement of his career , he constructed of the ...
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