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ofpresterjohnbysea,hadreaostpoint

ofafricape,onatof

thestrongfrotinuinghis

voyagetoheeast,butthelisbonpilotsood

theiortahisdisveryintheirquestfortheindia

eintothatofthecapeofgood

hope.

oneyearlater,pedrodevilhaprovidedhletters

ofediilarssion

bylaerraneanandafterleaving

egypt,hetravelledsouth

there,travellingthroughtheersofthepersiangulfh

feenhadseensihedaysofalexahegreat,

eighteeuriesbefore,hevisitedgoaandcalithe

astofindiaagreatdealofhe

islandoftheondagascarolie

halfued,paid

aseedina,crossedtheredsea

onof

presterjohn,hantheblaegusor

kingofabyssinia,orshadadoptedchristianity

inthefourthtury,sevenhundredyearsbeforethechristian

ssionarieshadfoundtheirosdinavia.

thesenyvoyageshadnvihepuesegeographers

andcartographersthathevoyagetotheindies

byaesearouteeanseasy.

thentherearoseagreatdebate.sopeopleedtontinue

theexploratioofthecapeofgoodhope.others

said,``no,ustsailacrosstheatlantidthenwe

shallreaathay.

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daylynvihattheearthasflatasa

paeansysteftheuniverse,

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egyptiangeographer,heseuryof

ourera,pleneedsofthenofthe

ddleages,hadlongbeendiscardedbythestistsofthe

renaissaheyhadaeptedthedoeofthepolish

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vincedhihattheearthberof

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