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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... sailed in the Eira with the hope of ex- tending his discoveries of the previous year . The autumn and winter passed with no news of the expedition , and in June , 1882 , a relief ship was sent to search for the missing explorers . On ...
... sailed in the Eira with the hope of ex- tending his discoveries of the previous year . The autumn and winter passed with no news of the expedition , and in June , 1882 , a relief ship was sent to search for the missing explorers . On ...
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... sailed up the Sankuru to the streams discovered by the Portuguese . The next largest branch is the Obangi , now called the Obangi - Welle , which flows into the Kongo , on the westerly side of the continent , a little south of the ...
... sailed up the Sankuru to the streams discovered by the Portuguese . The next largest branch is the Obangi , now called the Obangi - Welle , which flows into the Kongo , on the westerly side of the continent , a little south of the ...
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... sailed from Zanzibar to the Kongo , where Stanley arrived in February , 1887. He then sailed up the Kongo , and arrived in June at the junction of the Aruvimi with the Kongo , a short distance below Stanley Falls . Stanley believed that ...
... sailed from Zanzibar to the Kongo , where Stanley arrived in February , 1887. He then sailed up the Kongo , and arrived in June at the junction of the Aruvimi with the Kongo , a short distance below Stanley Falls . Stanley believed that ...
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... sailed down the river . The wonder of the explorers daily increased as other rivers larger than the Napo flowed into the Amazon , now on the north , more frequently on the south . Month after month passed , the river grew so broad that ...
... sailed down the river . The wonder of the explorers daily increased as other rivers larger than the Napo flowed into the Amazon , now on the north , more frequently on the south . Month after month passed , the river grew so broad that ...
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... sailed north in their little boat , skirting the coast to Trinidad , where they found a vessel which bore them to Spain . They recounted the story of the great river ; the wonderful country through which they passed ; and the rich mines ...
... sailed north in their little boat , skirting the coast to Trinidad , where they found a vessel which bore them to Spain . They recounted the story of the great river ; the wonderful country through which they passed ; and the rich mines ...
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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.