Works, Volume 79Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 45
... sand in the shape of pointed paps3 and also a fairly tall wood . To the NE of this cove and league seawards there is a reef of rock on which the sea breaks ; these are the landmarks of the Furna d'Acicor . The coast here lies NE and SW ...
... sand in the shape of pointed paps3 and also a fairly tall wood . To the NE of this cove and league seawards there is a reef of rock on which the sea breaks ; these are the landmarks of the Furna d'Acicor . The coast here lies NE and SW ...
Page 74
... sand , which is impelled by the force of the winds , for it has some islands of rock with some soil , 3 and 4 leagues apart , and some others farther apart , which are too high to be submerged by the sand , and these are the landmarks ...
... sand , which is impelled by the force of the winds , for it has some islands of rock with some soil , 3 and 4 leagues apart , and some others farther apart , which are too high to be submerged by the sand , and these are the landmarks ...
Page 148
... sand- hills along the sea , six or seven in all , rather higher than the surrounding country . The whole of this coast is desert and uninhabited , and from Cabo Negro to these sand - hills it runs N and S and occupies seventeen leagues ...
... sand- hills along the sea , six or seven in all , rather higher than the surrounding country . The whole of this coast is desert and uninhabited , and from Cabo Negro to these sand - hills it runs N and S and occupies seventeen leagues ...
Contents
The Second Book describing the discoveries | 103 |
The Third Book concerning the discoveries of King | 139 |
The Fourth Book containing the discoveries | 163 |
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