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... River 1534 Hore's voyage 1536 · Sebastian Cabot made Grand Pilot of England . 1549 French settlement on the coast of Florida 1562 Frobisher's first voyage 1576 Gilbert's first voyage 1579 Gilbert's second voyage , and death . 1583 ...
... River 1534 Hore's voyage 1536 · Sebastian Cabot made Grand Pilot of England . 1549 French settlement on the coast of Florida 1562 Frobisher's first voyage 1576 Gilbert's first voyage 1579 Gilbert's second voyage , and death . 1583 ...
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... river large enough to be of any use to expeditions of settlers wishing to make their way inland . And moreover the ... rivers of the American continent flow into it ; and it is well supplied with harbours and fertile islands within easy ...
... river large enough to be of any use to expeditions of settlers wishing to make their way inland . And moreover the ... rivers of the American continent flow into it ; and it is well supplied with harbours and fertile islands within easy ...
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... river Orinoco was unhealthy , and the land could hardly be traversed , partly for fear of wild beasts and partly from the vast growth of forest and underwood ; and the rivers , although broad , were so swift as to be difficult to sail ...
... river Orinoco was unhealthy , and the land could hardly be traversed , partly for fear of wild beasts and partly from the vast growth of forest and underwood ; and the rivers , although broad , were so swift as to be difficult to sail ...
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... rivers . It will be seen too that there is no chain of mountains of any importance for nearly 2,000 miles inland . Of the nature of the soil , the chief thing to be noticed is that along the greater part of the coast , the most fertile ...
... rivers . It will be seen too that there is no chain of mountains of any importance for nearly 2,000 miles inland . Of the nature of the soil , the chief thing to be noticed is that along the greater part of the coast , the most fertile ...
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... rivers , they needed boats , and these they made with great skill . Some tribes indeed hollowed them out of single logs by a slow and toilsome process , but others made them of wicker - work covered with birch bark skilfully sewn ...
... rivers , they needed boats , and these they made with great skill . Some tribes indeed hollowed them out of single logs by a slow and toilsome process , but others made them of wicker - work covered with birch bark skilfully sewn ...
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