Canton River
Britishnoun
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A few junks were in sight; and they had seen several of them among the islands which form an archipelago at the mouth of Canton River, extending some distance up the stream.
From Four Young Explorers or, Sight-Seeing in the Tropics by Shute, A. B.
But the Flying Scud? a deep-water tramp, who was lime-juicing around between big ports, Calcutta and Rangoon and ’Frisco and the Canton River.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
September 13, 1784: The Stars and Stripes first displayed in China by Captain John Green, of the ship Empress, in Canton River.
From The Little Book of the Flag by Tappan, Eva March
It was a Baltimore ship which first, in 1785, displayed the American flag in the Canton River and brought thence the first cargo of silks and teas.
From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
Viscount Palmerston has sent a small map of the Canton River, which your Majesty may like to keep for future reference.
From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount
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