An Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the American United States, and of the European Settlements in America and the West-Indies, Volumen 1Editor, 1795 |
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... important fubject . The first effect of their interview was a gracious invitation of Columbus back to court , accompanied with the prefent of a fmall fum to equip him for the jour- ney . As there was now a certain profpect , that the ...
... important fubject . The first effect of their interview was a gracious invitation of Columbus back to court , accompanied with the prefent of a fmall fum to equip him for the jour- ney . As there was now a certain profpect , that the ...
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... importance of the fervice for which it was deftined . It confifted of three veffels . The largeft , a fhip of no confiderable burden , was commanded by Columbus , as admiral , who gave it the name of Santa Maria , out of refpect for the ...
... importance of the fervice for which it was deftined . It confifted of three veffels . The largeft , a fhip of no confiderable burden , was commanded by Columbus , as admiral , who gave it the name of Santa Maria , out of refpect for the ...
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... importance , every circumftance was the object of attention . The rudder of the Pinta broke loofe , the day after she left the harbour , and that accident alarmed the crew , no less fuper- ftitious than unskilful , as a certain omen of ...
... importance , every circumftance was the object of attention . The rudder of the Pinta broke loofe , the day after she left the harbour , and that accident alarmed the crew , no less fuper- ftitious than unskilful , as a certain omen of ...
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... importance to the world * . At Every monument of such a man as Columbus is valuable . A letter which he wrote to Ferdinand and Ifabella , defcribing what paffed on this occafion , exhibits a most strik- ing picture of his intrepidity ...
... importance to the world * . At Every monument of such a man as Columbus is valuable . A letter which he wrote to Ferdinand and Ifabella , defcribing what paffed on this occafion , exhibits a most strik- ing picture of his intrepidity ...
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... importance of his discoveries , and of being now able to prove the folidity of his schemes to those very perfons , who with an ignorance difgraceful to themselves , and fatal to their country , had lately rejected them as the projects ...
... importance of his discoveries , and of being now able to prove the folidity of his schemes to those very perfons , who with an ignorance difgraceful to themselves , and fatal to their country , had lately rejected them as the projects ...
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