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Page 23
... East Indies ; and although the Cabots were undoubtedly navigators of ... east of Madeira , and which are called by the English the Deserters , and steered a westerly course . About the middle of ... south , until he came to the region 23.
... East Indies ; and although the Cabots were undoubtedly navigators of ... east of Madeira , and which are called by the English the Deserters , and steered a westerly course . About the middle of ... south , until he came to the region 23.
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... south , halfe a league broad , and being en- tred within it , betweene the east and the north , it stretcheth twelve leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh a gulfe about twenty leagues in compasse , wherein are five ...
... south , halfe a league broad , and being en- tred within it , betweene the east and the north , it stretcheth twelve leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh a gulfe about twenty leagues in compasse , wherein are five ...
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... South River . The Dutch immediately began to avail themselves of the advantage which the discovery of Hudson pre- sented to their view . In the year 1610 , it appears that at least one ship was sent hither by the East - In- dia Company ...
... South River . The Dutch immediately began to avail themselves of the advantage which the discovery of Hudson pre- sented to their view . In the year 1610 , it appears that at least one ship was sent hither by the East - In- dia Company ...
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... east and west . I say that the mouth of the haven lieth open to the south halfe a league broad , and being entred within it betweene the east and the north it stretcheth twelve leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh ...
... east and west . I say that the mouth of the haven lieth open to the south halfe a league broad , and being entred within it betweene the east and the north it stretcheth twelve leagues , where it wareth broader and broader , and maketh ...
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... South and by East , sixe or eight leagues . Our sayle and shroudes did freeze . At eight in the morning it cleered vp , the winde being at North - east and by East , with much winde wee were hardly able to maintayne a sayle . This was a ...
... South and by East , sixe or eight leagues . Our sayle and shroudes did freeze . At eight in the morning it cleered vp , the winde being at North - east and by East , with much winde wee were hardly able to maintayne a sayle . This was a ...
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