Identifier: ourcountryitsres00hopk (find matches)
Title: Our country and its resources;
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Hopkins, Albert A. (Albert Allis), 1869-1939
Subjects: United States. (from old catalog)
Publisher: New York, Munn & co., inc.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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e Islands. North Cape of Europe rounded. I discovers Iceland. Visited by Irish monks about795. Greenland coast. Rediscovered by Erik the Red(983). Colonizes Greenland. Discovers Newfoundland (Helluland), Nova Sco-tia (Markland), and coast of New England(Vinland) (?). Geographer to King of Sicily, produces his geog-raphy. Trading merchants discover Siberia. Reaches Karakorum, the ancient seat of theMongol Empire. Travels in Central Asia, China, India, Persia. Canaries, Azores, etc. Travels through the whole Mohammedan World,N. Africa, E. Africa, S. Russia, Arabia, Indiaand China. ? Travels in India. Gives an impetus to Portuguese voyages of dis-covery. Pono Santo and Madeira discovered. Cape Verde, etc. Coast of Guinea reached. Sends Columbus his map showing the western route to Cathay (China).Mouth of the Congo reached. Hounds Cape of Good Hope America, West Indies. Trinidad Cuba, etc. Sails along E. coast of America from Labrador as far as Florida.Route to India by (ape of Good Hope,
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TASMANIA STRAITS BRITISH SETTLEMENTS HONDURAS JAMAICAGAMBIA ASHANTI BRITISH FIJI ISLANDS SOLOMON BRITISH SIERRA LEONE GOLD NEW GUINEA ISLANDS NORTH BORNEC COAST Great Britain and its Possessions. UNITED STATES

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