Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1 |
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When the night closed in , the sea became very luminous , the vessels in passing
through the water leaving long bright trains behind them . Vivid lightning in the
west showed a dark bank of clouds , betokening a storm . About 10 o'clock P. M. ...
When the night closed in , the sea became very luminous , the vessels in passing
through the water leaving long bright trains behind them . Vivid lightning in the
west showed a dark bank of clouds , betokening a storm . About 10 o'clock P. M. ...
Strana 137
The whole area was studded with icebergs , which it now became necessary to
get clear of , if possible , before night set in . It was a day of great excitement to all
, for we had ice of all kinds and descriptions to encounter , from the iceberg of ...
The whole area was studded with icebergs , which it now became necessary to
get clear of , if possible , before night set in . It was a day of great excitement to all
, for we had ice of all kinds and descriptions to encounter , from the iceberg of ...
Strana 153
The weather was at times very thick , the ice islands became numerous , and they
occasionally passed a little floating ice . On the 18th the ice became abundant ,
and floated in large masses around them . At 4 1. M. the water was much ...
The weather was at times very thick , the ice islands became numerous , and they
occasionally passed a little floating ice . On the 18th the ice became abundant ,
and floated in large masses around them . At 4 1. M. the water was much ...
Strana 292
Peru and Bolivia thus became one government , under the name of the Peru -
Bolivian Confederation , and Santa Cruz was declared Supreme Protector for life
, with almost unlimited authority . This was an unpopular measure in Peru , the ...
Peru and Bolivia thus became one government , under the name of the Peru -
Bolivian Confederation , and Santa Cruz was declared Supreme Protector for life
, with almost unlimited authority . This was an unpopular measure in Peru , the ...
Strana 413
At daylight , intended keeping away to fix position of field - ice , but about that
time the weather became very thick ; hove - to until seven o'clock , when , no
prospect of the weather clearing , stood to the northward and eastward . The sea
now ...
At daylight , intended keeping away to fix position of field - ice , but about that
time the weather became very thick ; hove - to until seven o'clock , when , no
prospect of the weather clearing , stood to the northward and eastward . The sea
now ...
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| Titul | Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 1 Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Charles Wilkes United States Exploring Expedition – Svazky 1–5 |
| Autor | Charles Wilkes |
| Vydavatel | C. Sherman, 1849 |
| Zdroj originálu: | Kolumbijská univerzita |
| Digitalizováno | 30. leden 2018 |
| ISBN | 0608394742, 9780608394749 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 599 |
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