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... shore the Dutch commander saw the coast was wild and rugged , with a mass of high green - clad mountains far inland . Next day his two ships anchored off - shore , while the captains conferred . They decided to proceed southwards , and ...
... shore the Dutch commander saw the coast was wild and rugged , with a mass of high green - clad mountains far inland . Next day his two ships anchored off - shore , while the captains conferred . They decided to proceed southwards , and ...
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... shore as rapidly as their canoes would carry them , taking a dead body with them for a cannibal feast . As quickly as possible the Dutch ships opened fire , but without effect . The small boat from the Zeehan was recovered and Tasman ...
... shore as rapidly as their canoes would carry them , taking a dead body with them for a cannibal feast . As quickly as possible the Dutch ships opened fire , but without effect . The small boat from the Zeehan was recovered and Tasman ...
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... shore , but when the boatswain consented to share his rations with her , King allowed her to stay . They followed their old route of the previous year , steering across the Gulf to Cape Wessel , which they sighted on June 3 , 1821. The ...
... shore , but when the boatswain consented to share his rations with her , King allowed her to stay . They followed their old route of the previous year , steering across the Gulf to Cape Wessel , which they sighted on June 3 , 1821. The ...
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The Coast of Doom I I | 11 |
The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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