The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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By their advance along the west 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 .
By their advance along the west 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 .
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He was to pass through the Straits of Magellan and explore , as far as latitude 30 ° , the continental 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 ...
He was to pass through the Straits of Magellan and explore , as far as latitude 30 ° , the continental 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 ...
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When Cook , on Possession Island , 22 August 1770 , took formal possession of New South Wales , he claimed in the name of George III " the whole eastern coast together with all the bays , harbours ...
When Cook , on Possession Island , 22 August 1770 , took formal possession of New South Wales , he claimed in the name of George III " the whole eastern coast together with all the bays , harbours ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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