 | Henry Hardy Cole, William Tayler, South Kensington Museum - 1874 - 412 pages
...depth of no more than 10 or 12 fathoms, and in some places no more than two fathoms. The pearl fishers take their vessels, great and small, and proceed into...go first to a place called Bettelar, and (then) go G0 miles into the gulf. Here they cast anchor, and shift from their large vessels into smaller boats.... | |
 | Alan Walters - 1892 - 340 pages
...vessels great and small, and proceed into this gulf [between the island of Seilan and the mainland], where they stop from the beginning of April till the middle of May [now a month earlier]. They go first to a place called Bettelar [now Patlam], and then go 60 miles... | |
 | Noah Brooks, Marco Polo - 1897 - 308 pages
...Seilan and the mainland. And all round this gulf the water has a depth of no more than ten or twelve fathoms, and in some places no more than two fathoms....They go first to a place called BETTELAR, and then go sixty miles into the gulf. Here they cast anchor and shift from their large vessels into small boats.... | |
 | Mary Mapes Dodge - 1897 - 580 pages
...really kc ;p away the slia.ks. -Marco .say.THE TRUE STORY OF MARCO POLO. has a depth of no more than IO or 12 fathoms, and in some places no more than two...take their vessels, great and small, and proceed into tliis gulf, where they stop from the beginning of April till ilie middle of May. They go first to a... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1902 - 198 pages
...the pole-star on the horizon. In the southern hemisphere the pole-star is not visible at all. fishers take their vessels, great and small, and proceed into...from the beginning of April till the middle of May. THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO and there they remain as long as they are able. And there they find the... | |
 | Marco Polo - 1903 - 794 pages
...DAVAR. In his kingdom they find very fine and great pearls ; and I will tell you how they are got1 You must know that the sea here forms a gulf between...May. They go first to a place called BETTELAR, and (thc;n) go 60 miles into the gulf. Here they cast anchor and shift from their large vessels into small... | |
 | 1912 - 354 pages
...this gulf the water has a depth of not more than 10 or 12 fathoms, and in some places not more than 2 fathoms. The pearl-fishers take their vessels, great...from the beginning of April till the middle of May. . . . Of the produce they have first to pay the king, as his royalty, the tenth part. And they must... | |
 | Hutton Webster - 1917 - 408 pages
...Ceylon and the mainland. And all round this gulf the water has a depth of no more than ten or twelve fathoms, and in some places no more than two fathoms....from the beginning of April till the middle of May. . . . Here they cast anchor and shift from their large vessels into small boats. You must know that... | |
 | R. A. Donkin - 1998 - 490 pages
...of Sedan and the mainland. And all around this gulf the water has a depth of no more than 10 or 12 fathoms. The pearl-fishers take their vessels, great...They go first to a place called Bettelar and [then] 60 miles into the gulf. Here they cast anchor and shift from their large vessels into smaller boats.... | |
 | Bishop R. Caldwell, Robert Caldwell - 1989 - 318 pages
...island of Seilan and the mainland. And all round this gulf the water has a depth of no more than 1 0 or 12 fathoms, and in some places no more than two...where they stop from the beginning of April till the mid'lle of May. They go first to a place called Bettelar, and (then) go 60 miles into the gulf- Here... | |
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... fathoms. The pearl-fishers take their vessels, great and small, and proceed into this gulf where they stop from the beginning of April till the middle of May. They go first to a place called Bettelar, and (then) go 60 miles into the gulf. 