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... instructions which re- produced the mixture of motives , muddles and puzzles in their own minds . They were still chasing the elusive islands of gold and spices ; they wanted more accurate information about the Southland than their ...
... instructions which re- produced the mixture of motives , muddles and puzzles in their own minds . They were still chasing the elusive islands of gold and spices ; they wanted more accurate information about the Southland than their ...
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... instructions reflected the confusions in Dutch minds arising from what they knew and from what the old idea of ' terra australis ' had taught them to expect . The detailed instructions to the commander sought the im- possible : namely ...
... instructions reflected the confusions in Dutch minds arising from what they knew and from what the old idea of ' terra australis ' had taught them to expect . The detailed instructions to the commander sought the im- possible : namely ...
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... instructions and comparison with the instructions to Wallis , Carteret and Cook , see V. J. Harlow : The Founding of the Second British Empire ( London , 1952 ) , vol . 1 , p . 43 . 15 For the observation of the transit of Venus see H ...
... instructions and comparison with the instructions to Wallis , Carteret and Cook , see V. J. Harlow : The Founding of the Second British Empire ( London , 1952 ) , vol . 1 , p . 43 . 15 For the observation of the transit of Venus see H ...
Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 21 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 42 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY BAY | 59 |
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