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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... side . This may be done at this season , but vessels bound to that port usually prefer going round the eastern point of the island . When off the western point of Madeira we experienced a very long heavy swell , which gave me an ...
... side . This may be done at this season , but vessels bound to that port usually prefer going round the eastern point of the island . When off the western point of Madeira we experienced a very long heavy swell , which gave me an ...
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... sides of the highest peaks as well as on the lower elevations , and the deep precipitous gorges , which cut through the highest mountains almost to their very base . The shores of the island are mostly lofty cliffs , occasionally facing ...
... sides of the highest peaks as well as on the lower elevations , and the deep precipitous gorges , which cut through the highest mountains almost to their very base . The shores of the island are mostly lofty cliffs , occasionally facing ...
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... sides and broken outlines . The character of these rocks is remarkable : they stand quite detached from the adjoining ... side , and every spot that the ingenuity of man could make available has been apparently turned to advantage , and ...
... sides and broken outlines . The character of these rocks is remarkable : they stand quite detached from the adjoining ... side , and every spot that the ingenuity of man could make available has been apparently turned to advantage , and ...
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... sides of the hills , and the visiter cannot but admire the labour expended on the stone walls that support them . The road at times leads through small villages , the houses of which are built of blocks of lava , without plaster , about ...
... sides of the hills , and the visiter cannot but admire the labour expended on the stone walls that support them . The road at times leads through small villages , the houses of which are built of blocks of lava , without plaster , about ...
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... sides give the idea rather of a gorge than of a crater . In the descent the road winds along the sides of the precipice ... side of the island . They describe the road to it as passing over projecting ledges , of which those unacquainted ...
... sides give the idea rather of a gorge than of a crater . In the descent the road winds along the sides of the precipice ... side of the island . They describe the road to it as passing over projecting ledges , of which those unacquainted ...
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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