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 4
... tion they have displayed . He attends a COLUMBUS , a COOK , a PARK , or a BRUCE , through their noble and hazardous enterprizes , and reaps the benefit of the acquisition and the pleasure of the des- cription , without the danger and ...
... tion they have displayed . He attends a COLUMBUS , a COOK , a PARK , or a BRUCE , through their noble and hazardous enterprizes , and reaps the benefit of the acquisition and the pleasure of the des- cription , without the danger and ...
Side 5
... tion to a collection like the following ; as there can be no doubt , that the interest afforded by scientific expeditions , or important discoveries , is in a great measure proportioned to the nearness to our own times in which they are ...
... tion to a collection like the following ; as there can be no doubt , that the interest afforded by scientific expeditions , or important discoveries , is in a great measure proportioned to the nearness to our own times in which they are ...
Side 19
... tion , Fernandina , and Isabella . But as their soil , produc- tions , and inhabitants , nearly resembled those of San Salvador , he made no stay in any of them . He enquired every where for gold , and the signs that were uniformly made ...
... tion , Fernandina , and Isabella . But as their soil , produc- tions , and inhabitants , nearly resembled those of San Salvador , he made no stay in any of them . He enquired every where for gold , and the signs that were uniformly made ...
Side 21
... tion which she gave to her countrymen of the humanity and wonderful qualities of the strangers ; their admiration of the trinkets , which she shewed with exultation ; and their eager- ness to participate of the same favours ; removed ...
... tion which she gave to her countrymen of the humanity and wonderful qualities of the strangers ; their admiration of the trinkets , which she shewed with exultation ; and their eager- ness to participate of the same favours ; removed ...
Side 28
... tion . No sooner was the nature of the voyage blazoned in Lisbon , than the whole river was covered with boats . The Indians and the particulars of the discovery were irresistible novelties and attractions . The king himself sent ...
... tion . No sooner was the nature of the voyage blazoned in Lisbon , than the whole river was covered with boats . The Indians and the particulars of the discovery were irresistible novelties and attractions . The king himself sent ...
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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