The Leading Facts of American HistoryGinn & Company, 1898 - 367 pages |
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... vessels not larger than fishing- smacks . About the year 850 a famous sea - rover of the Northmen was caught in a violent tempest and driven upon the coast of Iceland . Not long after , an expedition was sent and a settlement made in ...
... vessels not larger than fishing- smacks . About the year 850 a famous sea - rover of the Northmen was caught in a violent tempest and driven upon the coast of Iceland . Not long after , an expedition was sent and a settlement made in ...
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... vessels to pass through the straits of the Bosphorus into the Black Sea . This completely broke up the commerce of Genoa with the East , and henceforth Venice had the trade entirely to herself . That result , so disastrous to Genoa ...
... vessels to pass through the straits of the Bosphorus into the Black Sea . This completely broke up the commerce of Genoa with the East , and henceforth Venice had the trade entirely to herself . That result , so disastrous to Genoa ...
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... vessels , only the largest , the admiral's ship , had an entire deck , and even his was probably of not over one ... vessel , and altering the sails of a second . On September 6th , he hoisted anchor , and resolutely set out to cross ...
... vessels , only the largest , the admiral's ship , had an entire deck , and even his was probably of not over one ... vessel , and altering the sails of a second . On September 6th , he hoisted anchor , and resolutely set out to cross ...
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... vessels , urged Columbus to follow those birds . He refused ; but at length yielded to entreaty , and reluctantly turned the prow of his ship in the direction of his winged guides.2 AMERICA SAN SALVADOR Landed Oct. 12th 1102 Arrived at ...
... vessels , urged Columbus to follow those birds . He refused ; but at length yielded to entreaty , and reluctantly turned the prow of his ship in the direction of his winged guides.2 AMERICA SAN SALVADOR Landed Oct. 12th 1102 Arrived at ...
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... vessel- 1 On his first voyage ( 1492 ) Columbus discovered the Bahamas and the West India Islands , including Cuba and San Domingo or Hayti . On his second voyage ( autumn of 1493 ) , he discovered the islands of the Caribbean Sea ...
... vessel- 1 On his first voyage ( 1492 ) Columbus discovered the Bahamas and the West India Islands , including Cuba and San Domingo or Hayti . On his second voyage ( autumn of 1493 ) , he discovered the islands of the Caribbean Sea ...
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