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and their greed , it stated in measured periods their expectations from discovery
in the south seas in a rehash of the ideas which were a commonplace of Dutch
thinking at the time on the old ' terra australis ' theme , after which the instructions
...
and their greed , it stated in measured periods their expectations from discovery
in the south seas in a rehash of the ideas which were a commonplace of Dutch
thinking at the time on the old ' terra australis ' theme , after which the instructions
...
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As they realized , if Tasman had followed out these instructions then the whole of
the known Southland would have been circumnavigated , and it would have
been found to be the largest island of the world . So the Council wanted a great
deal ...
As they realized , if Tasman had followed out these instructions then the whole of
the known Southland would have been circumnavigated , and it would have
been found to be the largest island of the world . So the Council wanted a great
deal ...
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For a comment on these instructions and comparison with the instructions to
Wallis , Carteret and Cook , see V . J . Harlow : The Founding of the Second
British Empire ( London , 1952 ) , vol . 1 , p . 43 . 15 For the observation of the
transit of ...
For a comment on these instructions and comparison with the instructions to
Wallis , Carteret and Cook , see V . J . Harlow : The Founding of the Second
British Empire ( London , 1952 ) , vol . 1 , p . 43 . 15 For the observation of the
transit of ...
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Contents
THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROTESTANTS | 23 |
THE SONS OF ENLIGHTENMENT | 41 |
THE CHOICE OF BOTANY | 61 |
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