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... South River . The Dutch immediately began to avail themselves of the advantage which the discovery of Hudson pre ... southwest point of Manhattan island , and called New - Amsterdam . The whole colony received the name of New - Nether ...
... South River . The Dutch immediately began to avail themselves of the advantage which the discovery of Hudson pre ... southwest point of Manhattan island , and called New - Amsterdam . The whole colony received the name of New - Nether ...
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... west . I say that the mouth of the haven lieth open to the south halfe a league broad , and being entred within it betweene the east and the north it stretcheth twelve leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh a gulfe ...
... west . I say that the mouth of the haven lieth open to the south halfe a league broad , and being entred within it betweene the east and the north it stretcheth twelve leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh a gulfe ...
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... West , and by obseruation we were in 65 degrees 27 minutes . The eleuenth ... South and by East , sixe or eight leagues . Our sayle and shroudes did ... West : And the Norther part which we saw , trended North - east and by North , and ...
... West , and by obseruation we were in 65 degrees 27 minutes . The eleuenth ... South and by East , sixe or eight leagues . Our sayle and shroudes did ... West : And the Norther part which we saw , trended North - east and by North , and ...
Page 63
... West , and sometimes North North - west . The fourteenth , being neere the Land we had Snow . At foure in the morning , the winde vering Northerly , we cast about and stood South - east and by South . This day wee had much winde and ...
... West , and sometimes North North - west . The fourteenth , being neere the Land we had Snow . At foure in the morning , the winde vering Northerly , we cast about and stood South - east and by South . This day wee had much winde and ...
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... South : we steered North - east till noone . Then we changed our course , and steered away North North - east , hoping for an open Sea in our course to fall with the bodie of Newland ... West South - west , esteeming our selues from it 64.
... South : we steered North - east till noone . Then we changed our course , and steered away North North - east , hoping for an open Sea in our course to fall with the bodie of Newland ... West South - west , esteeming our selues from it 64.
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