Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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Strana 177
... four and a half miles from east to west , and has a small opening , which would admit a vessel drawing ten feet of water , were it not impeded by some dangerous coral knolls . There are huts on its northeast point , and abundance of ...
... four and a half miles from east to west , and has a small opening , which would admit a vessel drawing ten feet of water , were it not impeded by some dangerous coral knolls . There are huts on its northeast point , and abundance of ...
Strana 221
... four inches upon the lower batter . Thence at the end of twenty - four hours it is removed , as has been stated , to the upper batter , where it is thoroughly dried in the course of three or four days . Before it is taken on board ship ...
... four inches upon the lower batter . Thence at the end of twenty - four hours it is removed , as has been stated , to the upper batter , where it is thoroughly dried in the course of three or four days . Before it is taken on board ship ...
Strana 339
... four hours , the cotyledon leaves were above the surface . Melons , cucum- bers , and pumpkins , sprung up in three days ; beans and peas made their appearance in four . In four weeks from the time of planting , radishes and lettuce ...
... four hours , the cotyledon leaves were above the surface . Melons , cucum- bers , and pumpkins , sprung up in three days ; beans and peas made their appearance in four . In four weeks from the time of planting , radishes and lettuce ...
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