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Page 275
... miles only . " The depth or extent of the bay itself , from its chord formed by an imaginary E. and W. line drawn through Cape Quiros , seemed to me about a dozen miles , and it is of similar width . It may , therefore , contain nearly ...
... miles only . " The depth or extent of the bay itself , from its chord formed by an imaginary E. and W. line drawn through Cape Quiros , seemed to me about a dozen miles , and it is of similar width . It may , therefore , contain nearly ...
Page 436
... " Tucopia ” of modern charts . It is 150 miles S.E. by S. of the Duff Islands . The " Tucopia " of Quiros is absolutely identified with the same island on modern charts . that the last of the four did not follow the 436 TUCOPIA .
... " Tucopia ” of modern charts . It is 150 miles S.E. by S. of the Duff Islands . The " Tucopia " of Quiros is absolutely identified with the same island on modern charts . that the last of the four did not follow the 436 TUCOPIA .
Page 470
... miles out . The modern name was given by Bougainville in 1768. Dumont d'Urville passed it in 1840 , and Owen Stanley in 1848 . IV . The Bay of San Pedro de Arlanza is Triton Bay of modern maps , surveyed by the Dutch Expedition of 1828 ...
... miles out . The modern name was given by Bougainville in 1768. Dumont d'Urville passed it in 1840 , and Owen Stanley in 1848 . IV . The Bay of San Pedro de Arlanza is Triton Bay of modern maps , surveyed by the Dutch Expedition of 1828 ...
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INTRODUCTION | xi |
VOLUME I | xxxiii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
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