Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 3M'Carty and Davis, 1834 |
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Page 27
... America having lasted three years , nor of a ship having brought such things at the end of the third year . It is true that America abounds with gold and silver , and other precious articles , but the East Indies , particularly China ...
... America having lasted three years , nor of a ship having brought such things at the end of the third year . It is true that America abounds with gold and silver , and other precious articles , but the East Indies , particularly China ...
Page 56
... America may be supposed to have been influenced by the shipwreck and destruction of the great fleet of Koblai Khan , with which , in the year 1281 , after the conquest of China , he attempted that of Japan . The fleet was lost in a ...
... America may be supposed to have been influenced by the shipwreck and destruction of the great fleet of Koblai Khan , with which , in the year 1281 , after the conquest of China , he attempted that of Japan . The fleet was lost in a ...
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... America was probably colonized from the Islands of the South Sea ; though this idea , maintained by Dr. S. L. Mitchill , is rejected by Charlevoix and Vater , as more improbable than the route by North America and Tartary . The theory ...
... America was probably colonized from the Islands of the South Sea ; though this idea , maintained by Dr. S. L. Mitchill , is rejected by Charlevoix and Vater , as more improbable than the route by North America and Tartary . The theory ...
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THE TRANSLATORS PREFACE | v |
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In what manner at what time and by what European Nations | 24 |
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