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 12
... continued to steer due west , nearly in the same latitude with the Canary islands . In this course he came within the sphere of the trade - wind , which blows invariably from east to west , between the tropics and a few degrees be- yond ...
... continued to steer due west , nearly in the same latitude with the Canary islands . In this course he came within the sphere of the trade - wind , which blows invariably from east to west , between the tropics and a few degrees be- yond ...
Side 22
... continued to interrogate all the natives with whom he had any intercourse concerning their situation . They concur- red in pointing out a mountainous country , which they called Cibao , at some distance from the sea , and farther ...
... continued to interrogate all the natives with whom he had any intercourse concerning their situation . They concur- red in pointing out a mountainous country , which they called Cibao , at some distance from the sea , and farther ...
Side 26
... wrapped in oil - cloths covered with wax ; and having inclosed them in two different casks , committed them to the sea . ... The storm continued till the 15th of February , 26 THE FIRST VOYAGE At the place where he landed, 50 men with ...
... wrapped in oil - cloths covered with wax ; and having inclosed them in two different casks , committed them to the sea . ... The storm continued till the 15th of February , 26 THE FIRST VOYAGE At the place where he landed, 50 men with ...
Side 27
... continued till the 15th of February , when one of the sailors discovered land from the round - top , which proved to be St. Mary , one of the Azores , where , after four days spent in incessant labour , they came to an anchor . The in ...
... continued till the 15th of February , when one of the sailors discovered land from the round - top , which proved to be St. Mary , one of the Azores , where , after four days spent in incessant labour , they came to an anchor . The in ...
Side 31
... continued his voyage for the West Indies , as they were now called in contradistinction to the East . A prosperous gale attended them for 400 leagues to the OF COLUMBUS . 31 eminence that is due to superior penetration and perseverance; ...
... continued his voyage for the West Indies , as they were now called in contradistinction to the East . A prosperous gale attended them for 400 leagues to the OF COLUMBUS . 31 eminence that is due to superior penetration and perseverance; ...
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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