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... altitude in 15 degrees , and on the Saturday and Sunday following we went on the same course . Up to the 7th of December we went 56 leagues in the same altitude of 15 degrees ; then I saw that the needle was steady to the Pole , and ...
... altitude in 15 degrees , and on the Saturday and Sunday following we went on the same course . Up to the 7th of December we went 56 leagues in the same altitude of 15 degrees ; then I saw that the needle was steady to the Pole , and ...
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... altitude , and found myself in 15 degrees . On the Tuesday following we steered west - quarter - south . I took altitude in 15 degrees , and I found that we had gone 46 leagues . my Not wishing to follow this latitude any longer , as I ...
... altitude , and found myself in 15 degrees . On the Tuesday following we steered west - quarter - south . I took altitude in 15 degrees , and I found that we had gone 46 leagues . my Not wishing to follow this latitude any longer , as I ...
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... altitude two degrees in the four days on that course , and that we had gone 166 leagues , and I took my altitude in 13 degrees . On Saturday , the 20th of the said month , we ran to the north - west a whole day's journey in fine weather ...
... altitude two degrees in the four days on that course , and that we had gone 166 leagues , and I took my altitude in 13 degrees . On Saturday , the 20th of the said month , we ran to the north - west a whole day's journey in fine weather ...
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PAGE | vii |
The Gela Florida Islands | xxx |
The Islands of Savo Solomon and Sesarga Spain | lxxxvi |
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