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... determined ( 1 ) from various surveys com- piled by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey , ( 2 ) by Mark B. Kerr during the first expedition of the Society , and ( 3 ) by I. C. Russell during the second expedition . The ...
... determined ( 1 ) from various surveys com- piled by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey , ( 2 ) by Mark B. Kerr during the first expedition of the Society , and ( 3 ) by I. C. Russell during the second expedition . The ...
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... of Upper Peru , heard of a land of silver and gold , spices and precious stones ; a land where spring reigned and all tropical fruits abounded . He determined to follow the little stream which , rising in the Andes , near Quito.
... of Upper Peru , heard of a land of silver and gold , spices and precious stones ; a land where spring reigned and all tropical fruits abounded . He determined to follow the little stream which , rising in the Andes , near Quito.
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... determined to build a bark and to send Orellano as commander to find and return with food and succor . For this vessel , the forests furnished the timber ; the shoes of the horses were converted into nails , distilled gum was used for ...
... determined to build a bark and to send Orellano as commander to find and return with food and succor . For this vessel , the forests furnished the timber ; the shoes of the horses were converted into nails , distilled gum was used for ...
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... determined to find this country and bring to his queen its fabulous riches , for he believed that the silver and gold mines of Mexico and Peru had made Spain the first state in Christendom- " that purchaseth intelligence and creepeth ...
... determined to find this country and bring to his queen its fabulous riches , for he believed that the silver and gold mines of Mexico and Peru had made Spain the first state in Christendom- " that purchaseth intelligence and creepeth ...
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... determined , the boundaries of the spheres are oftentimes indefinite , and instead of settling disputed questions , but defer them to the generations yet to come . There are colonies , protectorates , and spheres of influence , with ...
... determined , the boundaries of the spheres are oftentimes indefinite , and instead of settling disputed questions , but defer them to the generations yet to come . There are colonies , protectorates , and spheres of influence , with ...
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