The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1833 |
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Side xi
... tion of the Chinese .--- Telegraphs in China . - Turning Towers . - The Imperi- 249 al Court .-- Musical Skill .--- Dismissal of the Embassy CHAP . IX . EARLY DISCOVERIES OF THE PORTUGUESE . The Italian Republics . - Their Naval ...
... tion of the Chinese .--- Telegraphs in China . - Turning Towers . - The Imperi- 249 al Court .-- Musical Skill .--- Dismissal of the Embassy CHAP . IX . EARLY DISCOVERIES OF THE PORTUGUESE . The Italian Republics . - Their Naval ...
Side xii
... tion of it by an European . The Spaniards imbibe a Taste for the Luxuries of the East . - Their Wars with the Moors . - Motives to seek a Passage by Sea to India . The Portuguese commence the Attempt . - Don Henry . - Discove- ry of ...
... tion of it by an European . The Spaniards imbibe a Taste for the Luxuries of the East . - Their Wars with the Moors . - Motives to seek a Passage by Sea to India . The Portuguese commence the Attempt . - Don Henry . - Discove- ry of ...
Side 3
... tion naturally engaged them in commercial enterprise : - " and the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon , as thou goest to Gerar unto Gaza . " Their chief cities , Tyre and Sidon , had reached the highest degree of commercial ...
... tion naturally engaged them in commercial enterprise : - " and the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon , as thou goest to Gerar unto Gaza . " Their chief cities , Tyre and Sidon , had reached the highest degree of commercial ...
Side 5
... frequent mention of a silver country beyond the sea , it is not very improbable that the Ara- bians adopted from them this vague and wandering appella- tion . Tarshish , then , to the Phoenicians ( 1 * CHAP . 1 . 5 THE HEBREWS .
... frequent mention of a silver country beyond the sea , it is not very improbable that the Ara- bians adopted from them this vague and wandering appella- tion . Tarshish , then , to the Phoenicians ( 1 * CHAP . 1 . 5 THE HEBREWS .
Side 6
William Desborough Cooley. tion . Tarshish , then , to the Phoenicians ( who received the language as well as merchandize of the East through the Arabians ) was an expression of extreme latitude , and applica- ble with equal justice to ...
William Desborough Cooley. tion . Tarshish , then , to the Phoenicians ( who received the language as well as merchandize of the East through the Arabians ) was an expression of extreme latitude , and applica- ble with equal justice to ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 1 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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