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
... 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 was conducted ...
... 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 was conducted ...
Side 19
... called the island which he had discovered San Salvador . It is better known by the name of Guana- hani , which the natives gave to it , and is one of that large cluster of islands called the Lucaya or Bahama isles . It is situated about ...
... called the island which he had discovered San Salvador . It is better known by the name of Guana- hani , which the natives gave to it , and is one of that large cluster of islands called the Lucaya or Bahama isles . It is situated about ...
Side 20
... called it Cuba ; Columbus gave it the name of Juanna . He entered the mouth of a large river , with his squadron , and all the inhabitants fled to the mountains as he approached the shore . But as he resolved to careen his ships in that ...
... called it Cuba ; Columbus gave it the name of Juanna . He entered the mouth of a large river , with his squadron , and all the inhabitants fled to the mountains as he approached the shore . But as he resolved to careen his ships in that ...
Side 21
... called Hayti was situated , in which that metal was more abundant than among them . Columbus ordered his squadron to bend its course thither ; but Martin Alonzo Pinzon , impatient to be the first who should take possession of the ...
... called Hayti was situated , in which that metal was more abundant than among them . Columbus ordered his squadron to bend its course thither ; but Martin Alonzo Pinzon , impatient to be the first who should take possession of the ...
Side 22
... called Cibao , at some distance from the sea , and farther towards the east . Struck with this sound , which appeared to him the same with Cipango , the name by which Marco Polo , and other travellers to the east , distinguished the ...
... called Cibao , at some distance from the sea , and farther towards the east . Struck with this sound , which appeared to him the same with Cipango , the name by which Marco Polo , and other travellers to the east , distinguished the ...
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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