 | Naval art and science - 1870 - 736 pages
...northern hemisphere, to make the coast of Brazil, and sight Cape Frio or put into the harbour of Rio Janeiro. This is generally the route for the Cape...Mediterranean. Thus the voyages to India take at least three to five months ; the voyages home being rather more direct without being sensibly shorter. Ships... | |
 | Naval art and science - 1856 - 748 pages
...the northern hemisphere, to make the coast of Brazil and sight Cape Frio, or put into harbour at Bio Janeiro. This is generally the route for the Cape...disadvantages. It often takes them fifteen days to reach the straights of Gibraltar, westerly winds generally prevailing in this quarter, where we also find a rapid... | |
 | Industries - 1856 - 680 pages
...the Cape of Good Hope, more justly, perhaps, called the Cape of Storms. They then cross the Aguilhas bank, reach Bourbon or Mauritius, and from thence...have to contend with still greater disadvantages. It otten takes them fifteen days to reach the Straits of Gibraltar, westerly winds generally prevailing... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - Commerce - 1857 - 820 pages
...the Cape of Good Hope, more justly, perhaps, called the Cape of Storms. They then cross the Aguilhas Bank, reach Bourbon or Mauritius, and from thence...Thus the voyages to India take at least five months or five months and a half ; the voyages home being rather more direct, without being sensibly shorter.... | |
 | 1857 - 802 pages
...of Good Hope, more justly, perhaps, called the Cape of Storms. They then cross tbe Aguilhas liank, reach Bourbon or Mauritius, and from thence steer...Thus the voyages to India take at least five months or five months and a half ; the voyages home being rather more direct, without being aensibly shorter.... | |
 | Commerce - 1857 - 798 pages
...the Cape of Good Hope, more justly, perhaps, called the Cape of Storms. They then cross the Aguilhas Bank, reach Bourbon or Mauritius, and from thence...the monsoons. Vessels in the Mediterranean, again, hare to contend with still greater disadvantages. It often takes them fifteen days to reach the Straits... | |
 | Commerce - 1857 - 802 pages
...the Cape of Good Hope, more justly, perhaps, called the Cape of Storms. They then cross the Aguilhas Bank, reach Bourbon or Mauritius, and from thence steer for India, following the rentes allowed by the monsoons. Vessels in the Mediterranean, again, have to contend with still greater... | |
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Aguilhas bank, reach Bourbon or Mauritius, and from thence steer for India, following the routes allowed by the monsoons. Vessels in the Mediterranean again have to contend with still greater disadvantages. It often takes them fifteen days to reach the... 