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... miles , subsisting in a state but little elevated above the merely pastoral as to their modes of industry , and but little above the merely patriarchal as to their forms of government , remaining in this state without any noteworthy ...
... miles , subsisting in a state but little elevated above the merely pastoral as to their modes of industry , and but little above the merely patriarchal as to their forms of government , remaining in this state without any noteworthy ...
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... miles , and being 900 miles in length by 100 in average breadth . The whole number of islands is about one thousand , and the area of the empire 170,000 square miles , or nearly equal to the New England States , with New York ...
... miles , and being 900 miles in length by 100 in average breadth . The whole number of islands is about one thousand , and the area of the empire 170,000 square miles , or nearly equal to the New England States , with New York ...
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... miles from Kanagawa , on the lower or southern edge of the Bay of Kanagawa , ( an inlet from the larger Bay of Jeddo , ) as a new settlement for the occupation of foreigners and native traders . It consisted of wooden huts and streets ...
... miles from Kanagawa , on the lower or southern edge of the Bay of Kanagawa , ( an inlet from the larger Bay of Jeddo , ) as a new settlement for the occupation of foreigners and native traders . It consisted of wooden huts and streets ...
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... miles . At the distance of 6 miles and upwards it will appear as a steady light for a space of one minute and forty seconds , be suddenly eclipsed thirty - four seconds , then exhibit a bright flash for twelve seconds , and be again ...
... miles . At the distance of 6 miles and upwards it will appear as a steady light for a space of one minute and forty seconds , be suddenly eclipsed thirty - four seconds , then exhibit a bright flash for twelve seconds , and be again ...
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... miles ; the extreme north point of Whalers ' Bluff N. W. by N. one mile ; and the buoy on Whalers ' Reef N. by W. W. one mile . CAUTION . - Vessels bound to Portland Bay from the westward must be careful , in rounding the Lawrence Rocks ...
... miles ; the extreme north point of Whalers ' Bluff N. W. by N. one mile ; and the buoy on Whalers ' Reef N. by W. W. one mile . CAUTION . - Vessels bound to Portland Bay from the westward must be careful , in rounding the Lawrence Rocks ...
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