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
... vessels , the Santa Maria , carrying the admiral's flag ; the Pinta , commanded by Martin Alonzo Pinzon ; and the Nigna , captain Vincent Yanez Pinzon , the brother of the former , both natives of Palos . The fleet being furnished with ...
... vessels , the Santa Maria , carrying the admiral's flag ; the Pinta , commanded by Martin Alonzo Pinzon ; and the Nigna , captain Vincent Yanez Pinzon , the brother of the former , both natives of Palos . The fleet being furnished with ...
Side 13
... vessels . This strange appearance occasioned new alarm and disquiet . The sailors imagined that they were now arrived at the utmost boundary of the navigable ocean ; that these floating weeds would obstruct their further progress , and ...
... vessels . This strange appearance occasioned new alarm and disquiet . The sailors imagined that they were now arrived at the utmost boundary of the navigable ocean ; that these floating weeds would obstruct their further progress , and ...
Side 23
... vessel opened near the keel , and filled so fast with water that its loss was inevitable . The smoothness of the sea , and the timely assistance of boats from the Nigna , enabled the crew to save their lives . As soon as the islanders ...
... vessel opened near the keel , and filled so fast with water that its loss was inevitable . The smoothness of the sea , and the timely assistance of boats from the Nigna , enabled the crew to save their lives . As soon as the islanders ...
Side 26
... vessels were tossed at the mercy of the storm , during which the two ships separated ; and each sup- posing that the other had perished , the crews betook them- selves to acts of devotion , and the admiral vowed to go on a pilgrimage to ...
... vessels were tossed at the mercy of the storm , during which the two ships separated ; and each sup- posing that the other had perished , the crews betook them- selves to acts of devotion , and the admiral vowed to go on a pilgrimage to ...
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... vessels was equipped , stored with provisions , implements for improvements , and commodities for traffic . Many artizans and labourers were engaged ; and so great was the thirst of gold , that numbers were desirous of entering into ...
... vessels was equipped , stored with provisions , implements for improvements , and commodities for traffic . Many artizans and labourers were engaged ; and so great was the thirst of gold , that numbers were desirous of entering into ...
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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