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Page 77
... description of Mr. Secretarie Pepyses Island ; discovered by Wm . Ambros Cowley , connects him still more closely with this geographical illusion , which formed one of the objectives of Byron's voyage round the world in 1764-6 . Dampier ...
... description of Mr. Secretarie Pepyses Island ; discovered by Wm . Ambros Cowley , connects him still more closely with this geographical illusion , which formed one of the objectives of Byron's voyage round the world in 1764-6 . Dampier ...
Page 107
... Description of the Empire of China , had recently been published in two volumes ( 1738-41 ) . The compiler of Astley gives useful details of the work of each individual traveller , with bibliographical references , and candidly ...
... Description of the Empire of China , had recently been published in two volumes ( 1738-41 ) . The compiler of Astley gives useful details of the work of each individual traveller , with bibliographical references , and candidly ...
Page 108
... description of China . The compiler's interest in obtaining up - to - date information led him to be impatient of the early travellers , whom he treated very summarily : With regard to the Relations of Marco Polo , Carpini , and the ...
... description of China . The compiler's interest in obtaining up - to - date information led him to be impatient of the early travellers , whom he treated very summarily : With regard to the Relations of Marco Polo , Carpini , and the ...
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