The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia. pt. 2. New ZealandArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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... coast of Africa the Portuguese disproved the fable that the torrid zone was impassable . By rounding the Cape of Good Hope they opened the continuous waterway from Europe to the eastern seas . In the course of their explorations they ...
... coast of Africa the Portuguese disproved the fable that the torrid zone was impassable . By rounding the Cape of Good Hope they opened the continuous waterway from Europe to the eastern seas . In the course of their explorations they ...
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... coast of the South Sea . The details indicate that the coast in question was not that of Chile , since it is described as not being in the jurisdiction of any Christian prince . It can only be the coast of Terra Australis , so ...
... coast of the South Sea . The details indicate that the coast in question was not that of Chile , since it is described as not being in the jurisdiction of any Christian prince . It can only be the coast of Terra Australis , so ...
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... coast , but in 1627 a vessel , separated from an outward - bound squadron , ranged along the southern coast of Australia as far as 133 ° E. , and then retraced her track and bore northward to Batavia . It was evident that a continent ...
... coast , but in 1627 a vessel , separated from an outward - bound squadron , ranged along the southern coast of Australia as far as 133 ° E. , and then retraced her track and bore northward to Batavia . It was evident that a continent ...
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