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" with the consent of the natives to take possession of convenient situations in the country in the name of the King of Great Britain; or, if you find the country uninhabited, take possession for His Majesty by setting up proper marks and inscriptions,... "
The Cambridge History of the British Empire - Page 536
edited by - 1929
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The Three Voyages of Captain James Cook Around the World, Volume 5

James Cook - Oceania - 1821 - 484 pages
...but if you find the " countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take " possession of them for his Majesty, by setting up proper " marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and pos" sessors. " You are, by all opportunities, to send to our Secretary, " for our information, accounts...
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The History of Oregon and California, and the Other Territories of the North ...

Robert Greenhow - California - 1845 - 456 pages
...the countries so discovered to be uninhabited, he was to take possession of them for his sovereign, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and possessors." The preceding extracts, from the instructions given to Cook, will suffice to explain the objects and...
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Adventure in New Zealand, from 1839 to 1844: With Some Account of ..., Volume 1

Edward Jerningham Wakefield - Māori (New Zealand people) - 1845 - 526 pages
...you find '" that the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you "'are to take possession of them for His Majesty, by " setting up proper marks and inscriptions as first dis" coverers and possessors." Cook suggested the regular colonization of New Zealand; but no attempt...
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Speeches, Correspondence, Etc., of the Late Daniel S. Dickinson of ..., Volume 1

Daniel Stevens Dickinson - New York (State) - 1867 - 818 pages
...the countries so discovered to be uninhabited, he was to take possession of them for his sovereign, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and possessors." The discoveries of the Spaniards were well known in England, and openly published, before Cook left...
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Captain Cook's Three Voyages Round the World: With a Sketch of His Life

James Cook - Explorers - 1880 - 536 pages
...there; but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his majesty, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions as first • discoverers and possessors. " But forasmuch as, in undertakings of this nature, several emergencies may arise not to be foreseen,...
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Captain Cook's Voyages: With 30 Illustrations by Gordon Browne and Other Artists

1882 - 94 pages
...there ; but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his majesty, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions as first discoverers and possessors. • to set up the frames of one or both of the small vessels with which you are provided, and when...
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Captain Cook's three voyages round the world [abridged] with a sketch of his ...

James Cook - 1882 - 588 pages
...there; but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his majesty, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions as first discoverers and possessors. " But forasmuch as, in undertakings of this nature, e, several emergencies may arise not to be foreseen,...
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... History of Alaska: 1730-1885

Hubert Howe Bancroft - Alaska - 1886 - 830 pages
.... .but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his Majesty, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and possessors." During the discussion of Cook's progress in viewing the coasts of Alaska I shall have occasion to refer...
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History of the Pacific States of North America, Volume 28

Hubert Howe Bancroft - British Columbia - 1886 - 830 pages
...power.. . but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his Majesty, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and possessors." During the discussion of Cook's progress in viewing the coasts of Alaska I shall have occasion to refer...
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... History of Alaska: 1730-1885

Hubert Howe Bancroft - Alaska - 1886 - 846 pages
...power.. .but if you find the countries so discovered are uninhabited, you are to take possession of them for his Majesty, by setting up proper marks and inscriptions, as first discoverers and possessors." During the discussion of Cook's progress in viewing the coasts of Alaska I shall have occasion to refer...
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