An Account of a Voyage to Establish a Colony at Port Philip in Bass's Strait: On the South Coast of New South Wales in His Majesty's Ship Calcutta, in the Years 1802-3-4Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and J.C. Mottley, Portsmouth, 1805 - Всего страниц: 239 |
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... appearance that the traveller is taught to expect , but its apparent al- titude is much diminished , by the ge- neral height of the circumjacent moun- tains ; tains : indeed , the appearance of the eastern side ( 16 )
... appearance that the traveller is taught to expect , but its apparent al- titude is much diminished , by the ge- neral height of the circumjacent moun- tains ; tains : indeed , the appearance of the eastern side ( 16 )
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... appearance of the eastern side of the island gives a very unfavourable impression of its value ; a confused assemblage of rocky hills , heaped upon , and crossing each other in every direction , present themselves to the eye , like the ...
... appearance of the eastern side of the island gives a very unfavourable impression of its value ; a confused assemblage of rocky hills , heaped upon , and crossing each other in every direction , present themselves to the eye , like the ...
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... appearance , would verify the old adage about running away . The pier is , how- ever , defended by a battery , which might annoy the invaders , and which ought , therefore , to be immediately silenced ; for this purpose , one line of ...
... appearance , would verify the old adage about running away . The pier is , how- ever , defended by a battery , which might annoy the invaders , and which ought , therefore , to be immediately silenced ; for this purpose , one line of ...
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... appearance of a magnificent marine illumination . Between England and Teneriffe we lost four convicts by death ; two of these * Beef is about 4d . per pound . The price of Tene- riffe wine has increased within a few years ; the beft is ...
... appearance of a magnificent marine illumination . Between England and Teneriffe we lost four convicts by death ; two of these * Beef is about 4d . per pound . The price of Tene- riffe wine has increased within a few years ; the beft is ...
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... appearance it consists of a few wretched clay huts adjoining the fort , which alone is white - washed . Alucrative trade is car- ried on from this island to America and the the West Indies in mules : by breeding these animals ( 29 ) .
... appearance it consists of a few wretched clay huts adjoining the fort , which alone is white - washed . Alucrative trade is car- ried on from this island to America and the the West Indies in mules : by breeding these animals ( 29 ) .
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