A Collection of the Most Celebrated Voyages & Travels, from the Discovery of America to the Present Time: Arranged in Systematic Order, Geographical and Chronological. The Whole Exhibiting a Faithful and Lively Delineation of the World. Carefully Selected from Writers of Different Nations. In Four Volumes, Bind 1Mackenzie and Dent, 1817 |
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Side 18
... boats , which they called canoes , and though rudely formed out of the trunk of a single tree , they rowed them with surprizing dexterity . Thus , in the first interview between the inhabitants of the old and new worlds , every thing ...
... boats , which they called canoes , and though rudely formed out of the trunk of a single tree , they rowed them with surprizing dexterity . Thus , in the first interview between the inhabitants of the old and new worlds , every thing ...
Side 23
... boat , and carry out an anchor astern ; but , instead of obeying , they made off towards the Nigna , which was about ... boats from the Nigna , enabled the crew to save their lives . As soon as the islanders heard of this dis- aster ...
... boat , and carry out an anchor astern ; but , instead of obeying , they made off towards the Nigna , which was about ... boats from the Nigna , enabled the crew to save their lives . As soon as the islanders heard of this dis- aster ...
Side 25
... boat , where he discovered gold - dust in the sand , and from hence gave it the appellation of the Gold - river . On the 13th of January , Columbus , being near Cape Enamorado , he sent his boat ashore , where some In- dians , armed ...
... boat , where he discovered gold - dust in the sand , and from hence gave it the appellation of the Gold - river . On the 13th of January , Columbus , being near Cape Enamorado , he sent his boat ashore , where some In- dians , armed ...
Side 27
... boat , from day break till noon , began to suspect some treachery ; and sailing round a point , to gain a view of the hermitage , per- ceived a number of Portuguese enter the boat , with a view , as he apprehended , of attacking the ...
... boat , from day break till noon , began to suspect some treachery ; and sailing round a point , to gain a view of the hermitage , per- ceived a number of Portuguese enter the boat , with a view , as he apprehended , of attacking the ...
Side 28
... boat came alongside of the the admiral , and required him to give an account of himself to the king's officers , as ... boats . The Indians and the particulars of the discovery were irresistible novelties and attractions . The king ...
... boat came alongside of the the admiral , and required him to give an account of himself to the king's officers , as ... boats . The Indians and the particulars of the discovery were irresistible novelties and attractions . The king ...
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admiral Almagro America anchor appeared arms arrived Barbadoes barge boat body brigantines called canoe captain Carlisle bay carried cazique climate coast colonel Fourgeoud colony Columbus command continued Cortes creek crown of Castile Cuba danger Devil's Harwar discovered Drake endeavoured enemy European expedition fatigue favourable fire fleet friends gave gold governor ground Guacanagari hammock hand harbour head Hispaniola honour hopes immediately Indians inhabitants instantly island Joanna land leagues leave Mexicans Montezuma morning mountains mulatto musquitoes natives negroes never night Nombre de Dios obliged observed officers Panama Paramaribo party person Peru pinnaces Pizarro poor Porto Bello present provisions Quito rebels received river rowed sailed sailors seemed sent ship shore side situation slaves soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish Stedman Surinam surprize Symerons tion took town trees troops vessel voyage whole wind woods wounded