Works, Volume 9Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 36
... camels fell with me thrice ; wherefore the captain , to fit me better , bought of one of our company a good camel and an ass - and but ill he paid for them afterwards . Our course was north - north - west . Wednesday , the 8th , an hour ...
... camels fell with me thrice ; wherefore the captain , to fit me better , bought of one of our company a good camel and an ass - and but ill he paid for them afterwards . Our course was north - north - west . Wednesday , the 8th , an hour ...
Page 87
... camels . Those of hot countries are more en- during than those of cold climates . They have a hump between the ... camels and their use . " Or " spinning men ” ( “ hilanderos ” ) . not let our camels cross the river , pretending that ...
... camels . Those of hot countries are more en- during than those of cold climates . They have a hump between the ... camels and their use . " Or " spinning men ” ( “ hilanderos ” ) . not let our camels cross the river , pretending that ...
Page 228
... camels . " [ Then come some facts regarding Arabia , the dry , hot wind called surim , that in summer blows on the ... Camels Meat , because the Camels feed on it , and the Spaniards give it the name of Paja Mecca Straw , as growing ...
... camels . " [ Then come some facts regarding Arabia , the dry , hot wind called surim , that in summer blows on the ... Camels Meat , because the Camels feed on it , and the Spaniards give it the name of Paja Mecca Straw , as growing ...
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Aleppo Amir anchor Arabia Arabs Arabs call Archivo Portuguez-Oriental arrived Bagdad Bahrein Barhen Barros Basra boats cafila camels captain captain-major caravan Ceylon chap CHAPTER China coast Columbo Coutinho Curzon's Persia Dalb Diego de Melo digression Dutch East English Euphrates fasc fleet fortress four galleys Garcia de Orta Governor halted Hobson-Jobson Hollanders Hormuz hundred India infra island isle João journey kingdom kings of Harmuz Kings of Persia Kodbadin land leagues letter Linschoten Malaca maps marched means mentioned merchants Moors Pasha pearls Pedro Teixeira Persian Gulf Persian Gulf Pilot port Portugal Portuguese probably province Purchas Ralph Fitch referred reign river royal Santos sent ships stone Strait supra Teixeira says thence took town translation Travels Turks Venetian Venice vessels Viceroy Viceroy of India voyage whence whereof Xabadin