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Page 16
... probably added " as the Indians call them " from his recollection that the Icelandic and Indian terms were identical , and perhaps because few of his readers were likely to know what an elephant was . This is a hearsay description of ...
... probably added " as the Indians call them " from his recollection that the Icelandic and Indian terms were identical , and perhaps because few of his readers were likely to know what an elephant was . This is a hearsay description of ...
Page 64
... probably in error that Jón uses it of this plant . It was probably not grasker either ( Lat . cucurbita , Sp . calabaza ) , though it may have resembled it in appearance . Sir Arthur Hill , Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens , Kew ...
... probably in error that Jón uses it of this plant . It was probably not grasker either ( Lat . cucurbita , Sp . calabaza ) , though it may have resembled it in appearance . Sir Arthur Hill , Director of the Royal Botanical Gardens , Kew ...
Page 167
... probably called Jór ( in Portuguese ) Senhor João ( Joam , an Icelandic form of which Joram is a corruption in the text ) . ♢ This man does not appear to be identical with the Peter Jansen of Jensen of the list on pp . 33-4 . The ...
... probably called Jór ( in Portuguese ) Senhor João ( Joam , an Icelandic form of which Joram is a corruption in the text ) . ♢ This man does not appear to be identical with the Peter Jansen of Jensen of the list on pp . 33-4 . The ...
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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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