Proposed Expedition to Explore Ellesmere Land Northwest of Baffin Bay and to Rescue Björling and Kallstenius, Swedish Naturalists Lost in the ArcticGibson Bros., 1898 - 29 páginas |
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... discovery and occupation , it had passed from France to Spain by cession in 1763. In the light of what it now is , a few words from Morse's speculations in 1791 as to its future throw light on the geography of his time . He says : " A ...
... discovery and occupation , it had passed from France to Spain by cession in 1763. In the light of what it now is , a few words from Morse's speculations in 1791 as to its future throw light on the geography of his time . He says : " A ...
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... discovery of gold in California . Then California , as now Klondike , set the imaginations of men on fire . Long caravans of ox teams in endless succes- sion wended their slow way across the plains , the mountains , and the deserts to ...
... discovery of gold in California . Then California , as now Klondike , set the imaginations of men on fire . Long caravans of ox teams in endless succes- sion wended their slow way across the plains , the mountains , and the deserts to ...
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... discovery , has done much to take geog- raphy from the field of mere exploration and build it into a sci- ence , and it has now provided , through one of the large publishing houses , a series of monographs for teachers , in which ...
... discovery , has done much to take geog- raphy from the field of mere exploration and build it into a sci- ence , and it has now provided , through one of the large publishing houses , a series of monographs for teachers , in which ...
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... discovery to announce , it is evident that the general interest in geographical studies and researches is not diminishing . So many nations are taking an active part in the endeavor to solve geographical problems ; so many interests ...
... discovery to announce , it is evident that the general interest in geographical studies and researches is not diminishing . So many nations are taking an active part in the endeavor to solve geographical problems ; so many interests ...
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... discovery of three islands to the north- eastward of the New Siberia group and the more exact delineation of the shores of Wrangell Land , no important geographical results are to be expected from their labors except the confirmation of ...
... discovery of three islands to the north- eastward of the New Siberia group and the more exact delineation of the shores of Wrangell Land , no important geographical results are to be expected from their labors except the confirmation of ...
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Página 9 - That whenever the summit of the mountains which extend in a direction parallel to the coast from the 56th degree of north latitude to the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia, as above mentioned...
Página 9 - Greenwich,) the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the...
Página 234 - the western limits of the republic should be drawn, and the statue of the fabled god Terminus should be raised upon its highest peak, never to be thrown down.
Página 3 - Spanish galleons and the rich Spanish cities. Sir Francis Drake, Sir Walter Raleigh, and other navigators, aided by Queen Elizabeth, with bands of buccaneers, refugees from all countries, though mostly Englishmen, explored the recesses of the Caribbean Sea. crossed the Isthmus of Panama, and launched their little vessels on the Pacific.
Página 234 - How are you going to apply steam ? Have you made anything like an estimate of the cost of a railroad running from here to the mouth of the Columbia?
Página 11 - Columbus were decked only at the prow and stern, and the three were manned by 120 men. The armada of Queen Elizabeth was formed of merchant vessels fitted up as men-of-war, and not until the time of Charles I were there any regular ships of war in England or, probably, in other countries. Commerce was usually carried on by companies, with rules regulating the quantity of goods to be exported, so that the market should not be over-stocked and unremunerative prices obtained.
Página 234 - Why, sir, of what use will this be for agricultural purposes ? I would not for that purpose give a pinch of snuff for the whole territory. I wish to God we did not own it.