The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 81
... DIAS 81 further on , at Cabo da Volta , now Dias Point , he erected his first padrão , dedicated to St James , and set on shore one of the negresses . For the only connected account of the voyage we are dependent upon the historian ...
... DIAS 81 further on , at Cabo da Volta , now Dias Point , he erected his first padrão , dedicated to St James , and set on shore one of the negresses . For the only connected account of the voyage we are dependent upon the historian ...
Page 82
... Dias had been ordered to consult his officers and representatives of the crews on important matters , and he now held a council to discuss the course to be taken . The decision was reached in favour of a return , and a document ...
... Dias had been ordered to consult his officers and representatives of the crews on important matters , and he now held a council to discuss the course to be taken . The decision was reached in favour of a return , and a document ...
Page 83
... DIAS 83 comrades . After revictualling his vessels , Dias proceeded northward to Ilha do Principe ( Prince's Island ) in the Bight of Biafra . There he took in Duarte Pacheco , who had been prevented by illness from executing a ...
... DIAS 83 comrades . After revictualling his vessels , Dias proceeded northward to Ilha do Principe ( Prince's Island ) in the Bight of Biafra . There he took in Duarte Pacheco , who had been prevented by illness from executing a ...
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CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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