An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, and Successively Performed by Commodore Byron, Captain Wallis, Captain Carteret, and Captain Cook, in the Dolphin, the Swallow, and the Endeavour:, Band 2W. Strahan; and T. Cadell in the Strand., 1773 - 676 Seiten |
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... cul- The corn of this country is of a most excellent qua- lity , large grained and very fine , and the island would produce ture . 1768 . September . it 1768 . September . it in great plenty ; yet ROUND THE WORLD . 7.
... cul- The corn of this country is of a most excellent qua- lity , large grained and very fine , and the island would produce ture . 1768 . September . it 1768 . September . it in great plenty ; yet ROUND THE WORLD . 7.
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John Hawkesworth. 1768 . September . it in great plenty ; yet most of what is consumed by the in- habitants is imported . The mutton , pork , and beef are also very good ; the beef in particular , which we took on board here , was ...
John Hawkesworth. 1768 . September . it in great plenty ; yet most of what is consumed by the in- habitants is imported . The mutton , pork , and beef are also very good ; the beef in particular , which we took on board here , was ...
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... most beautiful red purple that can be conceived . It dies linen cloth , and it may perhaps be worth enquiry , as the fhell is certainly found in the Mediterranean , whether it be not the Purpura of the ancients . On the 8th , in ...
... most beautiful red purple that can be conceived . It dies linen cloth , and it may perhaps be worth enquiry , as the fhell is certainly found in the Mediterranean , whether it be not the Purpura of the ancients . On the 8th , in ...
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... most of which flew near the tops of the trees , and were therefore very difficult to be caught , except when the fea breeze blew fresh , which kept them nearer to the ground , The banks of the fea , and of the small brooks which water ...
... most of which flew near the tops of the trees , and were therefore very difficult to be caught , except when the fea breeze blew fresh , which kept them nearer to the ground , The banks of the fea , and of the small brooks which water ...
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... Most of the land , as far as we faw of the country , is laid down in grafs , upon which cattle are paftured in great plenty ; but they are so lean , that an Englishman will scarcely eat of their flesh : the herbage of these pastures ...
... Most of the land , as far as we faw of the country , is laid down in grafs , upon which cattle are paftured in great plenty ; but they are so lean , that an Englishman will scarcely eat of their flesh : the herbage of these pastures ...
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