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... found and made a point of Rendevous , I at present conceive that not only the eastern extremity of the proposed Navigation , but the North and East Coast and the Trade in general would be effectually protected and accommodated .
... found and made a point of Rendevous , I at present conceive that not only the eastern extremity of the proposed Navigation , but the North and East Coast and the Trade in general would be effectually protected and accommodated .
Page 68
also evident that the Eastern parts of Scotland , and the north of England , would by this means be enabled to proceed with great advantage through the Navigation and past the North of Ireland to the Western Ocean The Central parts of ...
also evident that the Eastern parts of Scotland , and the north of England , would by this means be enabled to proceed with great advantage through the Navigation and past the North of Ireland to the Western Ocean The Central parts of ...
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In the north about ' voyage besides the dangerous navigation due to rocks , currents and narrow passages , the winds were seasonal and blew from the same quarter for months together . Vessels might , therefore , be and often were ...
In the north about ' voyage besides the dangerous navigation due to rocks , currents and narrow passages , the winds were seasonal and blew from the same quarter for months together . Vessels might , therefore , be and often were ...
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