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I said before that China was so full of rivers that only someone who had seen it could believe it , but now I mind to confirm the same anew , for the farther we went into the country , the greater we found the rivers .
I said before that China was so full of rivers that only someone who had seen it could believe it , but now I mind to confirm the same anew , for the farther we went into the country , the greater we found the rivers .
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The tiled roofs cannot be seen , because the walls run up above them , very well finished , and water is thrown outside by projecting gutter - pipes . These are strong holds and have great and noble portals of stonework , and at the ...
The tiled roofs cannot be seen , because the walls run up above them , very well finished , and water is thrown outside by projecting gutter - pipes . These are strong holds and have great and noble portals of stonework , and at the ...
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Whereas the vessels of the nobles of Peguu are very rich and fair , those who have seen both of them , affirm that those of the Chinas are vastly superior . Towards the side of the Laos and the Bramas , are continually watches and wards ...
Whereas the vessels of the nobles of Peguu are very rich and fair , those who have seen both of them , affirm that those of the Chinas are vastly superior . Towards the side of the Laos and the Bramas , are continually watches and wards ...
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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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