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He sees other and lesser mountain peaks of thought emerging from the clouds of earlier history ; and he acknowledges a debt to such men as Isidore of Seville , Suarez , Ayala , and Gentiles . But , when all this is acknowledged ...
He sees other and lesser mountain peaks of thought emerging from the clouds of earlier history ; and he acknowledges a debt to such men as Isidore of Seville , Suarez , Ayala , and Gentiles . But , when all this is acknowledged ...
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He says that the island is full of very beautiful mountains , although they are not very extensive as regards length , but high ; and all the country is high like Sicily . It is abundantly supplied with water , as they gathered from the ...
He says that the island is full of very beautiful mountains , although they are not very extensive as regards length , but high ; and all the country is high like Sicily . It is abundantly supplied with water , as they gathered from the ...
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Remarking on the position of the river and port , to which he gave the name of San Salvador , † he describes its mountains as lofty and beautiful , like the Peņa de las Enamoradas , ‡ and one of * The word is Caratona .
Remarking on the position of the river and port , to which he gave the name of San Salvador , † he describes its mountains as lofty and beautiful , like the Peņa de las Enamoradas , ‡ and one of * The word is Caratona .
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The other river and port , in which he now was , * has two round mountains to the S.W. , and a fine low cape running out to the W.S.W. Tuesday , 30th of October He left the Rio de Mares and steered N.W. , seeing a cape covered with palm ...
The other river and port , in which he now was , * has two round mountains to the S.W. , and a fine low cape running out to the W.S.W. Tuesday , 30th of October He left the Rio de Mares and steered N.W. , seeing a cape covered with palm ...
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He ascended a small mountain to obtain a view of the surrounding country , but could see * In Toscanelli's letter it is stated that in the port of Zaiton alone there were a hundred ships laden with pepper at one time , without counting ...
He ascended a small mountain to obtain a view of the surrounding country , but could see * In Toscanelli's letter it is stated that in the port of Zaiton alone there were a hundred ships laden with pepper at one time , without counting ...
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| Title | Old South Leaflets Old South Leaflets, Old South Association Issue 5 of Old South leaflets: Annual series |
| Contributor | Old South Association |
| Publisher | Directors of the Old South Work, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 13 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 8 pages |
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