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Page 61
... described by Bent ( l.c. p . 379 ) as a rich ruby - red gum producing a valuable resin , now brought from Sumatra and South America . It is still grown in Socotra , but there is no export . The culti- vation of the aloe in Socotra is ...
... described by Bent ( l.c. p . 379 ) as a rich ruby - red gum producing a valuable resin , now brought from Sumatra and South America . It is still grown in Socotra , but there is no export . The culti- vation of the aloe in Socotra is ...
Page 90
... described by De Barros in Dec. IV , Bk . iii , Ch . 13. At that time a local chief who was a Sunni had rebelled against Shah Tahmāsp , and was in possession of Basra . Ormus or Ormuz is the usual spelling adopted by Portuguese ...
... described by De Barros in Dec. IV , Bk . iii , Ch . 13. At that time a local chief who was a Sunni had rebelled against Shah Tahmāsp , and was in possession of Basra . Ormus or Ormuz is the usual spelling adopted by Portuguese ...
Page 127
... described above . Por ( i.e. , Porbandar ) is shown on the same map much further west than Mangalor ( see also Castanheda , vol . viii , ch . 52 ) . 1 For jagra , see $ 76 , note 3 . Curiate . In the printed text this name is given as ...
... described above . Por ( i.e. , Porbandar ) is shown on the same map much further west than Mangalor ( see also Castanheda , vol . viii , ch . 52 ) . 1 For jagra , see $ 76 , note 3 . Curiate . In the printed text this name is given as ...
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BIBLIOGRAPHY XXVXxxii | xxv |
Works published by the Hakluyt Society | xxxi |
INTRODUCTION OF THE PORTUGUESE EDITORS TO | xxxiii |
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