Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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... land of Cuba , and entered a beautiful estuary , clear of rocks and other dangers . The mouth of the estuary had twelve fathoms depth , and it was wide enough for a ship to work into . " Students have disagreed regarding the first Cuban ...
... land of Cuba , and entered a beautiful estuary , clear of rocks and other dangers . The mouth of the estuary had twelve fathoms depth , and it was wide enough for a ship to work into . " Students have disagreed regarding the first Cuban ...
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... land that I could not imagine it to be an island , but the continent of Cathay . I did not , however , discover upon the coast any large cities , all we saw being a few villages and farms , with the inhabitants of which we could not ...
... land that I could not imagine it to be an island , but the continent of Cathay . I did not , however , discover upon the coast any large cities , all we saw being a few villages and farms , with the inhabitants of which we could not ...
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... land , verdure clad and hilly , is a picture of Paradise . Many people need only two or three days at sea to reach a similar conclusion . In his letter to Luis de Santangel , Columbus says : " All these countries are of sur- passing ...
... land , verdure clad and hilly , is a picture of Paradise . Many people need only two or three days at sea to reach a similar conclusion . In his letter to Luis de Santangel , Columbus says : " All these countries are of sur- passing ...
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Albert Gardner Robinson. rivers . The land is high , and exhibits chains of tall mountains which seem to reach to the skies and surpass beyond comparison the isle of Cetrefrey ( Sicily ) . These display themselves in all manner of ...
Albert Gardner Robinson. rivers . The land is high , and exhibits chains of tall mountains which seem to reach to the skies and surpass beyond comparison the isle of Cetrefrey ( Sicily ) . These display themselves in all manner of ...
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... was the point of departure for an important expedition . In 1517 , de Cordoba , with three vessels and 110 soldiers , was sent on an expedition to the west for further and more northerly exploration of the land 12 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
... was the point of departure for an important expedition . In 1517 , de Cordoba , with three vessels and 110 soldiers , was sent on an expedition to the west for further and more northerly exploration of the land 12 CUBA OLD AND NEW.
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