Oceanus, Or, A Peaceful Progress O'er the Unpathed SeaLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1850 - Всего страниц: 307 |
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... nasty and cruel to eat birds ' nests . " " " CHARLES . " Sumatra is , next to Borneo , the largest island in the Eastern seas . It is situated in the midst of the torrid zone , is upwards of 1000 miles long , nearly 200 in 242 OCEANUS .
... nasty and cruel to eat birds ' nests . " " " CHARLES . " Sumatra is , next to Borneo , the largest island in the Eastern seas . It is situated in the midst of the torrid zone , is upwards of 1000 miles long , nearly 200 in 242 OCEANUS .
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... Sumatra a gold country ? " Why , " said Mr. Wilton , smiling , " have you never heard of the gold of Mount Ophir ? Well , that is the name of the highest mountain in Sumatra . " GEORGE . " Then there is gold in Sumatra , and I suppose ...
... Sumatra a gold country ? " Why , " said Mr. Wilton , smiling , " have you never heard of the gold of Mount Ophir ? Well , that is the name of the highest mountain in Sumatra . " GEORGE . " Then there is gold in Sumatra , and I suppose ...
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... Sumatra . The inhabitants have no coin , but make their payments in gold dust , which they keep in divided parcels , contained in pieces of bladder , and these are weighed by the person who takes them in payment . They have some odd ...
... Sumatra . The inhabitants have no coin , but make their payments in gold dust , which they keep in divided parcels , contained in pieces of bladder , and these are weighed by the person who takes them in payment . They have some odd ...
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... works they excel in ; and they are otherwise ingenious , but can scarcely be considered industrious . " DORA . " South - west of Sumatra , in R 4 OCEANUS . 247 for the British Government,-an appointment which confers on ...
... works they excel in ; and they are otherwise ingenious , but can scarcely be considered industrious . " DORA . " South - west of Sumatra , in R 4 OCEANUS . 247 for the British Government,-an appointment which confers on ...
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Frances Osborne. DORA . " South - west of Sumatra , in latitude 12 ° south , longi- tude 97 ° east , are the Cocos or Keeling Islands , which are entirely coralline in their formation ; very fertile , with a salubrious climate . In 1830 ...
Frances Osborne. DORA . " South - west of Sumatra , in latitude 12 ° south , longi- tude 97 ° east , are the Cocos or Keeling Islands , which are entirely coralline in their formation ; very fertile , with a salubrious climate . In 1830 ...
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