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 8
... gave birth to his design ; but the imperfection of all the maps then to be consulted , made him mistake the object . He proposed to find a nearer passage to the Indies and China , by sailing westward . Venice and Genoa , at that time ...
... gave birth to his design ; but the imperfection of all the maps then to be consulted , made him mistake the object . He proposed to find a nearer passage to the Indies and China , by sailing westward . Venice and Genoa , at that time ...
Side 10
... gave way , and forced the admiral a second time to he by . This accident , the supersti- tious and the fearful interpreted as an ill omen ; but Columbus rightly observed , that no omen could be evil where men were engaged in a good ...
... gave way , and forced the admiral a second time to he by . This accident , the supersti- tious and the fearful interpreted as an ill omen ; but Columbus rightly observed , that no omen could be evil where men were engaged in a good ...
Side 13
... gave out that they had proceeded only 584 leagues ; and , fortunately for Columbus , neither his own pilot , nor those of the other ships , had skill sufficient to cor- rect this error , and discover this deceit . They had now been ...
... gave out that they had proceeded only 584 leagues ; and , fortunately for Columbus , neither his own pilot , nor those of the other ships , had skill sufficient to cor- rect this error , and discover this deceit . They had now been ...
Side 18
... gave such provisions as they had , and some cotton yarn , the only commodity of value that they could prodúce . Towards evening , Columbus returned to his ship , accompa- nied with many of the islanders in their boats , which they ...
... gave such provisions as they had , and some cotton yarn , the only commodity of value that they could prodúce . Towards evening , Columbus returned to his ship , accompa- nied with many of the islanders in their boats , which they ...
Side 19
... gave to it , and is one of that large cluster of islands called the Lucaya or Bahama isles . It is situated about 3,000 miles to the west of Gomera , from which the squadron took its departure , and only four degress to the south of it ...
... gave to it , and is one of that large cluster of islands called the Lucaya or Bahama isles . It is situated about 3,000 miles to the west of Gomera , from which the squadron took its departure , and only four degress to the south of it ...
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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