Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1C. Wilkes, 1849 - Počet stran: 599 |
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... reached the longitude of 48 ° W. , and found it to set for the last few days to the northward of east . The winds had been light and the sea smooth , indicating no other impulse than the flow of the Stream . The temperature gradually ...
... reached the longitude of 48 ° W. , and found it to set for the last few days to the northward of east . The winds had been light and the sea smooth , indicating no other impulse than the flow of the Stream . The temperature gradually ...
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... reached foreign shores . The first appearance of Madeira did not come up to the idea we had formed of its beauties from the glowing description of travellers . It exhibited nothing to the distant view but a bare and broken rock , of ...
... reached foreign shores . The first appearance of Madeira did not come up to the idea we had formed of its beauties from the glowing description of travellers . It exhibited nothing to the distant view but a bare and broken rock , of ...
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... reached , where the potato alone flourishes . Then the whole lower portion is spread before the eye . Vineyards , occupying every spot that is susceptible of improvement , and one rides through paths hedged in with geraniums , roses ...
... reached , where the potato alone flourishes . Then the whole lower portion is spread before the eye . Vineyards , occupying every spot that is susceptible of improvement , and one rides through paths hedged in with geraniums , roses ...
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... reached the pass at Estroza . This is particularly striking , winding around the precipitous cliff , almost overhanging the sea , several hundred feet below , and with its pinnacles reaching the clouds . The path around this bluff ...
... reached the pass at Estroza . This is particularly striking , winding around the precipitous cliff , almost overhanging the sea , several hundred feet below , and with its pinnacles reaching the clouds . The path around this bluff ...
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... reaching the hills , one enjoys a delightful view of the beautiful gardens . The roadsides are lined throughout with flowers , ( to us , those of the green - house , ) among them Fuchsias , Digitalis , Rose geraniums , Punica granitum ...
... reaching the hills , one enjoys a delightful view of the beautiful gardens . The roadsides are lined throughout with flowers , ( to us , those of the green - house , ) among them Fuchsias , Digitalis , Rose geraniums , Punica granitum ...
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A. T. Agate anchored appearance arrival boats Bolivia Callao Cape CHARLES WILKES Chili Chilian coast Commanding Exploring Expedition coral Cordilleras crew Deception Island direction discharged at Oahu distance Drayton duties eastward Engraved fathoms Flying-Fish Freyre gale Gamarra gentlemen height Hermit Islands hundred feet huts icebergs inhabitants island Joined at Oahu Joined at Rio Lafuente land latitude Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commandant Lima longitude Madeira miles mines morning mountains natives night northward observed obtained officers Orange Harbour Orbejoso Ord'y Seaman party passed Peacock Peru Peru-Bolivian Confederation Peruvian Porpoise port President Quillota Raraka reached Relief returned rock run at Sydney sail Salaverry Santa Cruz Sea-Gull seen sent served the cruise shore side Sketched snow South Peru southward squadron temperature thermometer troops U. S. Ship Vincennes United Valparaiso vessels weather westward whole wind