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 7
... shore , ventured boldly into the ocean , and relying on this new guide could steer in the darkest nights , and under the most cloudy sky , with a secu- rity and precision hitherto unknown . But this beneficial invention did not produce ...
... shore , ventured boldly into the ocean , and relying on this new guide could steer in the darkest nights , and under the most cloudy sky , with a secu- rity and precision hitherto unknown . But this beneficial invention did not produce ...
Side 16
... shore . The crew of the Pinta 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 ...
... shore . The crew of the Pinta 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 ...
Side 20
... shore . But as he resolved to careen his ships in that place , he sent some Spaniards , together with one of the people of San Salvador , to view the interior part of the country . They , having advanced above 60 miles from the shore ...
... shore . But as he resolved to careen his ships in that place , he sent some Spaniards , together with one of the people of San Salvador , to view the interior part of the country . They , having advanced above 60 miles from the shore ...
Side 23
... shore , with their prince Guacana- hari at their head . Instead of taking advantage of the distress in which they beheld the Spaniards , to attempt any thing to their detriment , they lamented their misfortune with tears of sincere ...
... shore , with their prince Guacana- hari at their head . Instead of taking advantage of the distress in which they beheld the Spaniards , to attempt any thing to their detriment , they lamented their misfortune with tears of sincere ...
Side 24
... shores . The sagacity of Columbus knew how to give importance to this idea he ordered a great gun to be fired against the side of the wreck ; and the Indians seeing the bullet penetrate the sides , and then fall into the sea , regarded ...
... shores . The sagacity of Columbus knew how to give importance to this idea he ordered a great gun to be fired against the side of the wreck ; and the Indians seeing the bullet penetrate the sides , and then fall into the sea , regarded ...
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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