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And the first kingdom that doth confine with it on the sea - side of India , is one that is called Cauchim China , which hath about an hundred leagues little more or less along the sea - coast . The sea maketh a great gulf between it ...
And the first kingdom that doth confine with it on the sea - side of India , is one that is called Cauchim China , which hath about an hundred leagues little more or less along the sea - coast . The sea maketh a great gulf between it ...
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For we passed along a street that was over half a league long , and which throughout its length on both sides was a ... When we had gone about two leagues further , we met a captain with a squadron of four hundred men , drawn up in good ...
For we passed along a street that was over half a league long , and which throughout its length on both sides was a ... When we had gone about two leagues further , we met a captain with a squadron of four hundred men , drawn up in good ...
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On the north side ( of China ) is a magnificent boundary - wall of square stone which is one of the most notable works which have been made in the world ; for it must be about six hundred leagues long , and seven fathoms high , and six ...
On the north side ( of China ) is a magnificent boundary - wall of square stone which is one of the most notable works which have been made in the world ; for it must be about six hundred leagues long , and seven fathoms high , and six ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | xvii |
i The Report of Galeote Pereira | 3 |
ii The Treatise of Fr Gaspar da Cruz O P | 45 |
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| Title | Works, Volume 106 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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