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 10
... observed , that no omen could be evil where men were engaged in a good design . With some difficulty they steered the disabled ship as far as the Canaries , which they discovered early on Thursday morning . Columbus refitted them , how ...
... observed , that no omen could be evil where men were engaged in a good design . With some difficulty they steered the disabled ship as far as the Canaries , which they discovered early on Thursday morning . Columbus refitted them , how ...
Side 11
... few hours for sleep , he was at all other times on deck . As his course lay through seas which had not been visited , the sounding - line , or instruments for observation , were continually in his hands OF COLUMBUS . 11.
... few hours for sleep , he was at all other times on deck . As his course lay through seas which had not been visited , the sounding - line , or instruments for observation , were continually in his hands OF COLUMBUS . 11.
Side 12
... observation , were continually in his hands . After the example of the Portuguese discoverers , he attended to the motion ... observed that the magnetic needle , in their compasses , did not point exactly to the polar star , but varied ...
... observation , were continually in his hands . After the example of the Portuguese discoverers , he attended to the motion ... observed that the magnetic needle , in their compasses , did not point exactly to the polar star , but varied ...
Side 14
... observed with great uneasiness , the fatal operations of ig- norance and of fear in producing disaffection among his crew , and saw that it was now ready to burst out into open mutiny . He retained , however , perfect presence of mind ...
... observed with great uneasiness , the fatal operations of ig- norance and of fear in producing disaffection among his crew , and saw that it was now ready to burst out into open mutiny . He retained , however , perfect presence of mind ...
Side 16
... observed a cane floating , which seemed to have been newly cut , and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved . The sailors aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries , perfectly fresh . The clouds around the ...
... observed a cane floating , which seemed to have been newly cut , and likewise a piece of timber artificially carved . The sailors aboard the Nigna took up the branch of a tree with red berries , perfectly fresh . The clouds around 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