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And the fourth gulf enters from the north side of the earth , further to the east , and is called the Caspian or Hircanian Sea ” . Now navigation is confined to these gults only . The ocean it is impossible to navigate , on account of ...
And the fourth gulf enters from the north side of the earth , further to the east , and is called the Caspian or Hircanian Sea ” . Now navigation is confined to these gults only . The ocean it is impossible to navigate , on account of ...
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“ Even in the Island of TAPROBANE in 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 .
“ Even in the Island of TAPROBANE in 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 .
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Turkestan from 2 ° to 3 ° further west than the Chinese tables . I have not seen any statement of the grounds on which this great change is based . It is certainly a bold one , for it throws over not merely the Chinese tables entirely ...
Turkestan from 2 ° to 3 ° further west than the Chinese tables . I have not seen any statement of the grounds on which this great change is based . It is certainly a bold one , for it throws over not merely the Chinese tables entirely ...
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Dedication and Preface | 1 |
late and then in the forms Thin Thinas Sinas | 8 |
the indication of the Chinese empire from the landward Inferior | 13 |
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