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" Cook, •was formally taken possession of in the name of the king of Great Britain, 1770. On the close of the American, war, it being... "
Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and ... - Page 359
by John Pinkerton - 1804
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A Compendious and Complete System of Modern Geography: Or, A View of the ...

Jedidiah Morse - Geography - 1814 - 696 pages
...Australasia, between the year 1616 and 1644.* The eastern coast having been carefully examined by Cook, •was formally taken possession of in the name of...Britain, 1770. On the close of the American war, it being elinicuk to select a proper place of transportation for criminals sentenced to tha; pr.iiihhmt-nt by...
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A New System of Geography, Ancient and Modern: For the Use of Schools ...

Jedidiah Morse, Sidney Edwards Morse - Geography - 1824 - 372 pages
...The eastern coast is called New South Wales, and was explored by Capt. Cook about 50 years ago, and taken possession of in the name of the king of Great Britain. The British now have a settlement at Port Jackgpn OP % the SE side of the island, and to this place...
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A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer, Volume 4

George Newenham Wright - Geography - 1837 - 770 pages
...the s . point of New Holland ; 20 m. s. of New York Cape. Lat. 10. 33. s. Long. 218. 21. W. It was taken possession of in the name of the king of Great Britain by Captain took, who called it New South Wales. POSTL1NG, par. England, hund. Havne, lathe of Shepway,...
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A system of geography, including also the elements of astronomy

Thomas Ewing (of Edinburgh.) - 1839 - 348 pages
...disclosed were the Spaniards or Portuguese, the earliest European navigators in this portion of the globe. The eastern coast having been carefully examined by...country, this new territory was at length preferred in 1786, and the first ship sailed from Spithead on the 30th January 1787, and arrived on the 20th of...
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Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States ...: With the ...

United States - 1853 - 662 pages
...youth," which wae supposed to have the power of renewing the vigor of youth in the aged. In 1526, it was formally taken possession of in the name of the king of Spain, by Pamphilo de Narvaez, who had been sent out as governor. The first permanent settlements were...
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Adventures in the Ice: A Comprehensive Summary of Arctic Exploration ...

John Tillotson - America - 1869 - 332 pages
...called." The French took a lively interest in these NorthAmerican explorations, and in 1525 the land was formally taken possession of in the name of the King of France. About ten years later, Jacques Cartier sailed into the St. Lawrence, and endeavoured to find...
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Adventures in the ice: a summary of Arctic exploration, discovery and adventure

John Tillotson - 1869 - 360 pages
...called." The French took a lively interest in these NorthAmerican explorations, and in 1525 the land was formally taken possession of in the name of the King of France. About ten years later, Jacques Cartier sailed into the St. Lawrence, and endeavoured to find...
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The Great Republic: A Descriptive, Statistical, and Historical View of the ...

James D. McCabe - United States - 1871 - 1172 pages
...later. In 1668, a permanent mission was established at the Sault Ste. Marie, and in 1671, the region was formally taken possession of in the name of the King of France. The mines were first worked in 1771 and 1772, by an Englishman named Alexander Henry, whose...
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THE GREAT REPUBLIC: BEING A FULL AND COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN UNION

JAS. D. M'CABE, JR. - 1871 - 1164 pages
...later. In 1668, a permanent mission was established at the Sault Ste. Marie, and in 1671, the region was formally taken possession of in the name of the King of France. The mines were first worked in 1771 and 1772, by an Englishman named Alexander Henry, whose...
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Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 12

Leslie Stephen - Great Britain - 1887 - 648 pages
...large quantity of naval and military stores fell into the hands of the captors, and the islands were taken possession of in the name of the king of Great Britain : but in Lord Bute's headlong eagerness for peace they were restored without any equivalent, and on...
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