Excerpt from American Biography, Vol. 2 of 3 When the existence of a western continent was known to the maritime nations of Eu rope, one great object of their inquiry'was to find, through some openings which appeared in it, apassage to India and China. For this purpose several expensive and unsuccessful voyages were made; and every hint which could throw any light on the subject was ea gerly sought and attended to by those who considered its importance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands ...
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Excerpt from American Biography, Vol. 2 of 3 When the existence of a western continent was known to the maritime nations of Eu rope, one great object of their inquiry'was to find, through some openings which appeared in it, apassage to India and China. For this purpose several expensive and unsuccessful voyages were made; and every hint which could throw any light on the subject was ea gerly sought and attended to by those who considered its importance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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