Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of America: From the Earliest Period to the Present TimeJ. & J. Harper, 1833 - 360 páginas |
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... ships , of whatever burden and strength in mariners they might choose to em- ploy . The equipment of this squadron was cautiously stip- ulated to be made " at their own proper costs and charges ; " and its object stated to be the ...
... ships , of whatever burden and strength in mariners they might choose to em- ploy . The equipment of this squadron was cautiously stip- ulated to be made " at their own proper costs and charges ; " and its object stated to be the ...
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... important point of John Cabot being the discoverer of North America . * Hakluyt , vol . iii . p . 6 . † Purchas's Pilgrims , vol . iii . p . 807 . F That he had along with him in his ship B 2 DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA . 17.
... important point of John Cabot being the discoverer of North America . * Hakluyt , vol . iii . p . 6 . † Purchas's Pilgrims , vol . iii . p . 807 . F That he had along with him in his ship B 2 DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA . 17.
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... ships " to the land and isles of late found by the said John in our name and by our command- ment . " * It presents a singular picture of the inability of an ingenious and otherwise acute mind to estimate the weight of historical ...
... ships " to the land and isles of late found by the said John in our name and by our command- ment . " * It presents a singular picture of the inability of an ingenious and otherwise acute mind to estimate the weight of historical ...
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... ships in the summer of 1498 , and directing his course by Iceland soon reached Newfoundland , which he called Terra de Baccalaos , from the great quantity of fish of that name . Of this remarkable voyage a short account is preserved by ...
... ships in the summer of 1498 , and directing his course by Iceland soon reached Newfoundland , which he called Terra de Baccalaos , from the great quantity of fish of that name . Of this remarkable voyage a short account is preserved by ...
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... ships in England at his own charges , and first with three hundred men directed his course so far towards the North Pole , that even in the month of July he found great heaps of ice swimming in the sea , and almost continual daylight ...
... ships in England at his own charges , and first with three hundred men directed his course so far towards the North Pole , that even in the month of July he found great heaps of ice swimming in the sea , and almost continual daylight ...
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Historical View of the Progress of Discovery on the More Northern Coasts of ... Patrick Fraser Tytler Visualização integral - 1841 |
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Página 211 - The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble.
Página 211 - And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: the merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk...
Página 177 - Had my own life alone been threatened, I would not have purchased it by such a measure ; but I considered myself as intrusted also with the protection of Hepburn's, a man, who, by his humane attentions and devotedness, had so endeared himself to me, that I felt more anxiety for his safety than for my own.
Página 108 - were made for labour; one of them can carry, or haul, as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night, and, in fact, there is no such thing as traveling .any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country, without their assistance.
Página 179 - Each of us thought the other weaker in intellect than himself, and more in need of advice and assistance.
Página 278 - The unencumbered Eagle rapidly advances, and is just on the point of reaching his opponent, when, with a sudden scream, probably of despair and honest execration, the latter drops his fish : the Eagle, poising himself for a moment, as if to take a more certain aim, descends like a whirlwind, snatches it in his grasp ere it reaches the water, and bears his ill-gotten booty silently away to the woods.
Página 278 - ... settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and, balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the...