John Ledyard's Journey Through Russia and Siberia, 1787-1788, Volume 2University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1964 - 698 pages |
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Page 191
... Skin of a Chinese Goat . the hair of which was the whitest , longest and most delicate I ever saw . I also saw some excellent Sea Otter Skins : the best valued at 200 Roubles . Saw likewise the Bow , quiver , and all the military appa ...
... Skin of a Chinese Goat . the hair of which was the whitest , longest and most delicate I ever saw . I also saw some excellent Sea Otter Skins : the best valued at 200 Roubles . Saw likewise the Bow , quiver , and all the military appa ...
Page 218
... Skins , Bark or Grass . The Commandant shewed me to day a Man descended of a Yakutee Father & a Russian Mother & the ... Skin . My general remark is that Nature with re- spect to the colour of Man , inclines to a colour fairer than the ...
... Skins , Bark or Grass . The Commandant shewed me to day a Man descended of a Yakutee Father & a Russian Mother & the ... Skin . My general remark is that Nature with re- spect to the colour of Man , inclines to a colour fairer than the ...
Page 226
... skin of the paunch of the beef7119 are the best , but none of them keep out 117 . Billingsgate was a London fish market , notorious for foul and abusive language . 118 Extra lines found in the Cazenovia transcript run : ... double gout ...
... skin of the paunch of the beef7119 are the best , but none of them keep out 117 . Billingsgate was a London fish market , notorious for foul and abusive language . 118 Extra lines found in the Cazenovia transcript run : ... double gout ...
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