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 9
... entered into an agreement with Henry on behalf of his brother , several years before Christopher had finally secured a patron . It is well known , however , that this country lost the honour that was put within its grasp . While ...
... entered into an agreement with Henry on behalf of his brother , several years before Christopher had finally secured a patron . It is well known , however , that this country lost the honour that was put within its grasp . While ...
Side 12
... entered every occurrence , with a minute exactness , in the journal which he kept . As the length of the voyage could not fail of alarming sailors habitu- ated only to short excursions , Columbus endeavoured to con- ceal from them the ...
... entered every occurrence , with a minute exactness , in the journal which he kept . As the length of the voyage could not fail of alarming sailors habitu- ated only to short excursions , Columbus endeavoured to con- ceal from them the ...
Side 20
... 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 place , he sent some Spaniards , together with one of the ...
... 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 place , he sent some Spaniards , together with one of the ...
Side 21
... entered another harbour which he called Con- ception . Here he was more fortunate ; his people overtook a woman who was flying from them , and after treating her with great gentleness , dismissed her with a present of such toys as they ...
... entered another harbour which he called Con- ception . Here he was more fortunate ; his people overtook a woman who was flying from them , and after treating her with great gentleness , dismissed her with a present of such toys as they ...
Side 28
... entering that river . The spirit of Columbus would not suffer him to submit to this indignity . As the king of Spain's admiral , he gave them to understand , that he could not reply . The Portuguese finding him resolute , demanded a ...
... entering that river . The spirit of Columbus would not suffer him to submit to this indignity . As the king of Spain's admiral , he gave them to understand , that he could not reply . The Portuguese finding him resolute , demanded a ...
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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