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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It afforded nothing , and after two months ' stay on the coast , early in 1688 , they left for the better known parts of the ... and insisted that , however miserable its coastal aspect , Australia was worth further investigation .
It afforded nothing , and after two months ' stay on the coast , early in 1688 , they left for the better known parts of the ... and insisted that , however miserable its coastal aspect , Australia was worth further investigation .
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Cook , who knew nothing of the southern coasts of Australia , was misled on his second voyage ( 1772-5 ) by ... took formal possession of New South Wales , he claimed in the name of George III the whole eastern coast together with all ...
Cook , who knew nothing of the southern coasts of Australia , was misled on his second voyage ( 1772-5 ) by ... took formal possession of New South Wales , he claimed in the name of George III the whole eastern coast together with all ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 9 Jul 2008 |
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