Works, Volume 9Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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... hundred muskets , and five thousand balls of cast - iron , three hundred chain - shot , fifty quintals of powder , three great chests of coats of mail , three - fourths having breastplates and pectorals of steel , three hundred and ...
... hundred muskets , and five thousand balls of cast - iron , three hundred chain - shot , fifty quintals of powder , three great chests of coats of mail , three - fourths having breastplates and pectorals of steel , three hundred and ...
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... hundred houses , small , but well built , of sun - dried bricks ; pyramidal over vaults . Some of these were founded on wrought stones , remains of a more ancient and im- portant town . These had been deserted by their inhabitants , who ...
... hundred houses , small , but well built , of sun - dried bricks ; pyramidal over vaults . Some of these were founded on wrought stones , remains of a more ancient and im- portant town . These had been deserted by their inhabitants , who ...
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... hundred terradas , more or less - a hundred from Barhen , fifty from Julfar , fifty from Nihhelu . They commonly go to fish at Katar , 1 a port of Arabia , ten leagues south of the Isle of Barhen . When the oyster is fished up , it is ...
... hundred terradas , more or less - a hundred from Barhen , fifty from Julfar , fifty from Nihhelu . They commonly go to fish at Katar , 1 a port of Arabia , ten leagues south of the Isle of Barhen . When the oyster is fished up , it is ...
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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