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... carrying officers rendered surplus by the loss of their ships . At this time Robertson's age was 47/49 , a very good age ... carried on until October 1799 , after which it does not appear , he pre- sumably having gone on his last voyage ...
... carrying officers rendered surplus by the loss of their ships . At this time Robertson's age was 47/49 , a very good age ... carried on until October 1799 , after which it does not appear , he pre- sumably having gone on his last voyage ...
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... carried a copy of Byron's Journal , and were aware of the activities of Bougainville . A sketch of those voyages is added as Appendices D and E. It is necessary to add a comment on the figures for latitude and longitude recorded in the ...
... carried a copy of Byron's Journal , and were aware of the activities of Bougainville . A sketch of those voyages is added as Appendices D and E. It is necessary to add a comment on the figures for latitude and longitude recorded in the ...
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... carried in the ship as a spare . The stream anchor , smaller by two - thirds than the bower , was used in conjunction with the bowers to steady the ship , for occasional mooring or for warping , as it could more easily be carried out in ...
... carried in the ship as a spare . The stream anchor , smaller by two - thirds than the bower , was used in conjunction with the bowers to steady the ship , for occasional mooring or for warping , as it could more easily be carried out in ...
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