Peter Parley's Illustrations of CommerceH. H. Hawley & Company, 1849 - 152 sider |
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Side iv
... principal commercial places of Europe , and embracing nearly all the foreign trade then carried on . The invention of the mariner's compass , which enabled trading vessels to make much longer voyages , and led to a discovery of a ...
... principal commercial places of Europe , and embracing nearly all the foreign trade then carried on . The invention of the mariner's compass , which enabled trading vessels to make much longer voyages , and led to a discovery of a ...
Side v
... principal articles of colonial produce . During the last century , the trade of Holland rapidly declined ; and the decided naval superiority maintained by Great Britain extended and raised her commerce to a magni- tude unparalleled in ...
... principal articles of colonial produce . During the last century , the trade of Holland rapidly declined ; and the decided naval superiority maintained by Great Britain extended and raised her commerce to a magni- tude unparalleled in ...
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... principal book - markets in this coun- try are Philadelphia , New York and Boston . We are indebted to England for by far the greater por- tion of our current literature , and until the English author is admit- ted to the privilege of a ...
... principal book - markets in this coun- try are Philadelphia , New York and Boston . We are indebted to England for by far the greater por- tion of our current literature , and until the English author is admit- ted to the privilege of a ...
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... principal coal coun- try . The coal mines at Whiteha- ven , in England , are very wonder- ful . You enter at the bottom of a hill , and pass an amazingly long way among huge galleries , where the roof is propped up by vast pil- lars of ...
... principal coal coun- try . The coal mines at Whiteha- ven , in England , are very wonder- ful . You enter at the bottom of a hill , and pass an amazingly long way among huge galleries , where the roof is propped up by vast pil- lars of ...
Side 32
... principal , and varies according to circumstances . COMPASS . The mariner's com pass is an instrument composed of a magnetic needle and a card , by which the ship's course is di- rected . The needle , with little va- riation , always ...
... principal , and varies according to circumstances . COMPASS . The mariner's com pass is an instrument composed of a magnetic needle and a card , by which the ship's course is di- rected . The needle , with little va- riation , always ...
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Side 148 - We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries; no climate that is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise ever carried this most perilous mode of...
Side 136 - ... a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fumes thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.
Side 122 - We left the fair city of New York; we passed through the romantic and ever-varying scenery of the highlands ; we descried the clustering houses of Albany; we reached its shores; and then, even then, when all seemed achieved, I was the victim of disappointment. Imagination superseded the influence of fact. It was then doubted, if it could be done again ; or if done, it was doubted if it could be made of any great value.
Side 121 - As I had occasion to pass daily to and from the building yard, while my boat was in progress, I have often loitered unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule.
Side 122 - The moment arrived in which the word was to be given for the vessel to move. My friends were in groups on the deck. There was anxiety mixed with fear among them. They were silent, and sad, and weary.
Side 122 - I elevated myself upon a platform, and addressed the assembly. I stated that I knew not what was the matter ; but if they would be quiet, and indulge me for a half hour, I would either go on or abandon the voyage for that time.
Side 124 - It is on the rivers, and the boatman may repose on his oars ; it is on highways, and begins to exert itself along the courses of land conveyance ; it is at the bottom of mines, a thousand feet below the earth's surface ; it is in the mill, and in the workshops of the trades. It rows, it pumps, it excavates, it carries, it draws, it lifts, it hammers, it spins, it weaves, it prints.
Side 121 - I was building my first steam-boat at New- York, the project was viewed by the public either with indifference, or with contempt, as a visionary scheme. My friends, indeed, were civil, but they were shy. They listened with patience to ray explanations, but with a settled cast of incredulity on their countenances.
Side iv - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
Side 52 - Immediately previous to the discovery of the route to India by the Cape of Good Hope, we find that the price of pepper in the markets of Europe had fallen to 6s.