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Page 213
... further to the east , and is called the Caspian or Hircanian Sea . Now navigation is confined to these gulfs only . The ocean it is impossible to navigate , on account of the multitude of currents and the fogs that rise and obstruct the ...
... further to the east , and is called the Caspian or Hircanian Sea . Now navigation is confined to these gulfs only . The ocean it is impossible to navigate , on account of the multitude of currents and the fogs that rise and obstruct the ...
Page 220
... Further India where the Indian Sea is , there is a church of Christians with clergy and a congregation of believers , though I know not if there be any Christians further on in that direction . And such also is the case in the land ...
... Further India where the Indian Sea is , there is a church of Christians with clergy and a congregation of believers , though I know not if there be any Christians further on in that direction . And such also is the case in the land ...
Page 312
... further than he would admit ) , assigning to it a longitude of 77 ° . This is still 36 ′ further east than the assignment of any previous map , whilst it reduces the discrepancy from the Jesuit data in relation to Ilchi , though still ...
... further than he would admit ) , assigning to it a longitude of 77 ° . This is still 36 ′ further east than the assignment of any previous map , whilst it reduces the discrepancy from the Jesuit data in relation to Ilchi , though still ...
Contents
Dedication and Preface | 1 |
late and then in the forms Thin Thinae Sinae | 8 |
the indication of the Chinese empire from the landward Inferior | 13 |
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