The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Africa . So soon as the main geographical features of the continent had been determined , the " scramble for Africa " followed , and the results of the exploitation by European peoples of the vast areas which had been brought to light ...
... Africa . So soon as the main geographical features of the continent had been determined , the " scramble for Africa " followed , and the results of the exploitation by European peoples of the vast areas which had been brought to light ...
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... AFRICA 451 and upkeep of the forts . It was to appoint all necessary servants and officers for the service , and to make annual returns to Parliament of its expenditure . Nothing was said in the Act as to the source of the income from ...
... AFRICA 451 and upkeep of the forts . It was to appoint all necessary servants and officers for the service , and to make annual returns to Parliament of its expenditure . Nothing was said in the Act as to the source of the income from ...
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... Africa in the early eighteenth century , the Sieur d'Anville , who was employed by Louis XV , made no guess at the course of the river , and left the Niger out of his maps , inscribing " on n'a aucune connoissance de ce qui est plus ...
... Africa in the early eighteenth century , the Sieur d'Anville , who was employed by Louis XV , made no guess at the course of the river , and left the Niger out of his maps , inscribing " on n'a aucune connoissance de ce qui est plus ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 9 |
ENGLAND AND THE OPENING OF THE ATLANTIC | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
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