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... map the spot where he is , and thence learn , from the sad experience of former navigators , to avoid those hidden rocks and shoals on which they have made shipwreck , and to shape his course for his destined haven . Astronomy is , in ...
... map the spot where he is , and thence learn , from the sad experience of former navigators , to avoid those hidden rocks and shoals on which they have made shipwreck , and to shape his course for his destined haven . Astronomy is , in ...
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... map of England , we see how the Thames on one side , and the Severn on the other , cut deep into our coasts ; and two similar rivers a little farther south may have formed the commence- ment of the English Channel , where , a passage ...
... map of England , we see how the Thames on one side , and the Severn on the other , cut deep into our coasts ; and two similar rivers a little farther south may have formed the commence- ment of the English Channel , where , a passage ...
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... Maps and Plans . By the Rev. S.T. Bloomfield , D.D. F.S.A. 2 vols . 8vo . 388. cloth . BLOOMFIELD . - THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR . By Thucydides . Translated into English , and accompanied with very copious Notes ...
... Maps and Plans . By the Rev. S.T. Bloomfield , D.D. F.S.A. 2 vols . 8vo . 388. cloth . BLOOMFIELD . - THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR . By Thucydides . Translated into English , and accompanied with very copious Notes ...
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... Maps , and copious Indices referring to the Latitudes and Longitudes . By the late Bishop Butler . New Edition , re - engraved ; with corrections ( in the Modern Maps ) from the Government Surveys and other recent Sources of Information ...
... Maps , and copious Indices referring to the Latitudes and Longitudes . By the late Bishop Butler . New Edition , re - engraved ; with corrections ( in the Modern Maps ) from the Government Surveys and other recent Sources of Information ...
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... Maps , Charts , Coins , etc. To be published in Monthly Parts , price 23. each ; the First of which will appear on January 1st , 1850 . COOPER ( THE REV . E . ) - PRACTICAL AND FAMILIAR SERMONS . New Edition . 7 vols . 12mo . 11. 188 ...
... Maps , Charts , Coins , etc. To be published in Monthly Parts , price 23. each ; the First of which will appear on January 1st , 1850 . COOPER ( THE REV . E . ) - PRACTICAL AND FAMILIAR SERMONS . New Edition . 7 vols . 12mo . 11. 188 ...
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