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... miles below the spot where the fortress now stands . This Carical is a port inhabited by fishermen , and shall be spoken of later if God gives time and opportunity2 . And so these Danish gentlemen left Carical with a fair com- pany , as ...
... miles below the spot where the fortress now stands . This Carical is a port inhabited by fishermen , and shall be spoken of later if God gives time and opportunity2 . And so these Danish gentlemen left Carical with a fair com- pany , as ...
Page 98
... miles in circumference , and Canton . In this great kingdom of China there is much commerce of all kinds , and a great deal of trading . Now we will return to our story at the point where I left it , namely where we arrived off the ...
... miles in circumference , and Canton . In this great kingdom of China there is much commerce of all kinds , and a great deal of trading . Now we will return to our story at the point where I left it , namely where we arrived off the ...
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... miles north of Madras , that is , only about 100 English miles distant from Tranquebar . The Pearl , a Danish man - of - war , sailed to India in 1623 ( see vol . I , p . 220 , n . 1 ) and Jón returned in her to Europe , as is narrated ...
... miles north of Madras , that is , only about 100 English miles distant from Tranquebar . The Pearl , a Danish man - of - war , sailed to India in 1623 ( see vol . I , p . 220 , n . 1 ) and Jón returned in her to Europe , as is narrated ...
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A waterspout and mirage Crossing the Line | 56 |
Penguin Island Birds beasts and fish at the Cape | 64 |
Hottentots Description of Africa The Chris | 78 |
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