Transactions and Proceedings of the Geographical Society of the Pacific |
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... extend the Empire and its influence . These troubles also point to the reason why so many complaints , threats and indignities were showered upon Bering . Some years before the death of Peter the Great he had altered the order of ...
... extend the Empire and its influence . These troubles also point to the reason why so many complaints , threats and indignities were showered upon Bering . Some years before the death of Peter the Great he had altered the order of ...
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... extended exploration across the Pacific should be executed ; and charged the Senate to take the necessary steps for that purpose . COW . THE SENATE , the AcadeMY , AND THE ADMIRALTY Enlarge Bering and Chirikof 9 Bering Proposes a Voyage ...
... extended exploration across the Pacific should be executed ; and charged the Senate to take the necessary steps for that purpose . COW . THE SENATE , the AcadeMY , AND THE ADMIRALTY Enlarge Bering and Chirikof 9 Bering Proposes a Voyage ...
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... extend the fur traffic , made futile at- tempts to explore the river in 1792 by two expeditions , 1796 , 1803 , 1819 , 1843 , and even as late as 1847 - '48 . They only succeeded , by extremely harsh treatment , in gaining the hatred of ...
... extend the fur traffic , made futile at- tempts to explore the river in 1792 by two expeditions , 1796 , 1803 , 1819 , 1843 , and even as late as 1847 - '48 . They only succeeded , by extremely harsh treatment , in gaining the hatred of ...
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... extended mountain mass thus far unexplored ; within the sickle bend rises the living vol- cano Wrangell probably nineteen thousand feet above the sea , and other peaks near it rise more than twelve thousand feet . The river runs in a ...
... extended mountain mass thus far unexplored ; within the sickle bend rises the living vol- cano Wrangell probably nineteen thousand feet above the sea , and other peaks near it rise more than twelve thousand feet . The river runs in a ...
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... extended study of the deep sea fishes in that neighborhood . The Fisheries Commission desires to investigate and classify the fauna of the waters around these islands , and also of those around the Philippines . EXCAVATIONS IN BABYLON ...
... extended study of the deep sea fishes in that neighborhood . The Fisheries Commission desires to investigate and classify the fauna of the waters around these islands , and also of those around the Philippines . EXCAVATIONS IN BABYLON ...
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Alaska Albion Amundsen anchorage anchored Argentine authority Bering Bering's boat Buenos Aires California Cape Cape Mendocino Captain chart Chirikof coast of America Cook Copper River course discovery east eastward Elias entrance expedition exploration fathoms of water feet Ferrelo fiord Francis Drake front Geographical Society Gjöa Golden Hinde Guatulco Hakluyt head hundred Hydrographic Icy Bay Inlet June Kadiak Island Kayak Island La Pérouse land latitude 42 latitude 57 legend longitude Magellan magnetic Malaspina mer de glace miles wide moraine mountains narrative natives navigator nearly northeast northward northwest coast ocean Pacific Paraná Passage Canal peninsula Pérouse pole Port Prince William Sound reached the latitude ROALD AMUNDSEN Russian sailed San Francisco says ship shore Silver Map Sitka Sitka Sound southeast southwest Spanish Strait Tebenkof thence three miles tion U. S. Coast Vancouver vessel voyage weather westward Whidbey winds World Encompassed Yakutat Bay
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Stran 25 - ... of large bodies of ice, but they had not before been able to trace the cause. They now found the noise to originate from immense ponderous fragments of ice, breaking off from the higher parts of the main body, and falling from a very considerable height, which in one instance produced so violent a shock that it was sensibly felt by the whole party, although the ground on which they were was at least two leagues from the spot where the fall of ice had taken place.
Stran 30 - Navigantium atque itinerantium bibliotheca; or a complete collection of voyages and travels. Consisting of above six hundred of the most authentic writers.
Stran 109 - ANDERSON, GEORGE WILLIAM. A new, authentic and complete collection of voyages round the world. London [ca.
Stran 16 - Moone took from him, and what ells y* hee had woorth the taking, and so let him go ; and here Drake watered his ship and departed, sayling northwards till he came to 48. gr. of the septentrionall latitud, still finding a very lardge sea trending toward the north, but being afraid to spend long time in seeking for the straite, hee turned back againe, "still keping along the cost as nere land as hee might, vntill hee came to 44. gr...
Stran 18 - Adde hereunto, that though we searched the coast diligently, euen vnto the 48 deg., yet found we not the land to trend so much as one point in any place towards the East, but rather running on continually North-west, as if it went directly to meet with Asia...
Stran 96 - Majesty's right and title to the same ; namely a plate, nailed upon a fair great post, whereupon was engraved her Majesty's name, the day and year of our arrival there, with the free giving up of the province and people into her Majesty's hands, together with her Highness...
Stran 24 - The next day, after our comming to anchor in the aforesaid harbour, the people of the countrey shewed themselues, sending off a man with great expedition to vs in a canow. Who being yet but a little from the shoare, and a great way from our ship, spake...
Stran 9 - in a very good harborough, called by Magellan Port St. Julian, where we found a gibbet standing upon the maine, which we supposed to be the place where Magellan did execution upon his disobedient and rebellious company ; . . . . in this port our Generall began to inquire diligently of the actions of M.
Stran 109 - Voyages of Discovery and Exploration on the Northwest Coast of America 1539-1603, Davidson's translation, Washington 1886.