The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... VOYAGES 25 although not perhaps to that of the Flemings and Germans . England was wealthy in a way , but the wealth ... voyage , according to these thinkers , was practicable , and the inducement to attempt it was the spice trade ...
... VOYAGES 25 although not perhaps to that of the Flemings and Germans . England was wealthy in a way , but the wealth ... voyage , according to these thinkers , was practicable , and the inducement to attempt it was the spice trade ...
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... voyage has been preserved , and there are no details of latitude or longitude , so that it remains uncertain whether the land was Nova Scotia , Newfoundland or southern Labrador ; but it must have been one of them , for it had a ...
... voyage has been preserved , and there are no details of latitude or longitude , so that it remains uncertain whether the land was Nova Scotia , Newfoundland or southern Labrador ; but it must have been one of them , for it had a ...
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... voyage of discovery by Sebastian Cabot , the son of John . They obtained their facts , at first , second , or even third hand , from the utterances of the explorer himself . They are vague and mutually discrepant about the date , save ...
... voyage of discovery by Sebastian Cabot , the son of John . They obtained their facts , at first , second , or even third hand , from the utterances of the explorer himself . They are vague and mutually discrepant about the date , save ...
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... voyage intended for Newfoundland . This rests on the authority of Richard Eden , who wrote some forty years later . Apart from his statement , there is no evidence that either Spert or Cabot was engaged in the venture , but a document ...
... voyage intended for Newfoundland . This rests on the authority of Richard Eden , who wrote some forty years later . Apart from his statement , there is no evidence that either Spert or Cabot was engaged in the venture , but a document ...
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... voyage , but it is to be remarked that Rut did not follow the course Thorne recommended . Two more items close the list of exploring projects under Henry VIII . In 1536 one Hore led an expedition to Cape Breton . Although he lost many ...
... voyage , but it is to be remarked that Rut did not follow the course Thorne recommended . Two more items close the list of exploring projects under Henry VIII . In 1536 one Hore led an expedition to Cape Breton . Although he lost many ...
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