The Political Life of the Right Honourable George Canning: From 1822 to the Period of His Death, in August, 1827. Together with a Short Review of Foreign Affairs Subsequently to that Event, Том 3 |
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... Her “ unjustifiable arrogation of exclusive jurisdic“ tion over an Ocean of unmeasured extent ; " which if the Russian ... 56th degree of N. latitude ; thence it was to a follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the 123.
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follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the Coast , as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of w . longitude , and thence along that meridian line was to be prolonged to the Frozen Ocean .
follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the Coast , as far as the point of intersection of the 141st degree of w . longitude , and thence along that meridian line was to be prolonged to the Frozen Ocean .
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| Наслов | The Political Life of the Right Honourable George Canning: From 1822 to the Period of His Death, in August, 1827. Together with a Short Review of Foreign Affairs Subsequently to that Event, Том 3 The Political Life of the Right Honourable George Canning: From 1822 to the Period of His Death, in August, 1827. Together with a Short Review of Foreign Affairs Subsequently to that Event, Augustus Granville Stapleton |
| Аутор | Augustus Granville Stapleton |
| Издање | 2 |
| Издавач | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1831 |
| Оригинал из | Универзитет у Висконсину - Медисон |
| Дигитализовано | 5 јун 2008 |
| Извоз навода | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |