The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1833 |
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... geographical knowledge is calculated more than that of any other branch of learning to illustrate the progressive civilization of mankind . It has for its object , in some measure , the diffusion of the species , but is more immediately ...
... geographical knowledge is calculated more than that of any other branch of learning to illustrate the progressive civilization of mankind . It has for its object , in some measure , the diffusion of the species , but is more immediately ...
Side 2
... geographical knowledge of migra- tory nations is reduced to obscure and fading traditions . When men in the progress of their migrations reach the sea coast , the love of gain as well as of adventure soon impels them to launch upon the ...
... geographical knowledge of migra- tory nations is reduced to obscure and fading traditions . When men in the progress of their migrations reach the sea coast , the love of gain as well as of adventure soon impels them to launch upon the ...
Side 5
... geographical knowledge . " The dwellings of the sons of Joctan , " he says , " were from Mesha , as thou goest unto Se- phar , a mount of the East . " This Sephar may possibly be the first range of the snowy mountains of Paropamisus ...
... geographical knowledge . " The dwellings of the sons of Joctan , " he says , " were from Mesha , as thou goest unto Se- phar , a mount of the East . " This Sephar may possibly be the first range of the snowy mountains of Paropamisus ...
Side 6
... geographical knowledge of the He- Drews never extended beyond the Caucasus ; and in the north- east it was confined within equally narrow limits . The Chal- dæans , who appear to have descended from the further shores of the Caspian Sea ...
... geographical knowledge of the He- Drews never extended beyond the Caucasus ; and in the north- east it was confined within equally narrow limits . The Chal- dæans , who appear to have descended from the further shores of the Caspian Sea ...
Side 7
... geographical knowledge must , therefore , have been extensive ; yet the illiberal jealousy which induced them to conceal their discoveries has thrown a deep shade upon their fame . The arts , refinement , and commercial wealth of the ...
... geographical knowledge must , therefore , have been extensive ; yet the illiberal jealousy which induced them to conceal their discoveries has thrown a deep shade upon their fame . The arts , refinement , and commercial wealth of the ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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