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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... WHOLE EXHIBITING A FAITHFUL AND LIVELY DELINEATION OF THE WORLD . CAREFULLY SELECTED FROM WRITERS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS . IN FOUR VOLUMES . VOL . I. BY R. P. FORSTER , Esq . Illustrated and Embellished with correct Maps , and beautiful ...
... WHOLE EXHIBITING A FAITHFUL AND LIVELY DELINEATION OF THE WORLD . CAREFULLY SELECTED FROM WRITERS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS . IN FOUR VOLUMES . VOL . I. BY R. P. FORSTER , Esq . Illustrated and Embellished with correct Maps , and beautiful ...
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... whole trade of Europe ; and , in consequence , a rivalry and jealousy , which had given rise to frequent wars , always existed between them . Venice , however , maintained her superiority : she had drawn to herself nearly the collected ...
... whole trade of Europe ; and , in consequence , a rivalry and jealousy , which had given rise to frequent wars , always existed between them . Venice , however , maintained her superiority : she had drawn to herself nearly the collected ...
Side 12
... whole voyage By the 14th of Sep- tember , the whole fleet was above 200 leagues to the west of the Canary isles , at a greater distance from land than any Spa- niard had been before that time . There they were struck with an appearance ...
... whole voyage By the 14th of Sep- tember , the whole fleet was above 200 leagues to the west of the Canary isles , at a greater distance from land than any Spa- niard had been before that time . There they were struck with an appearance ...
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... whole or ground into meal , was abundantly palatable ; that there seemed to be no four - footed animals in the country , but a species of dogs , which could not bark , and a creature resembling a rabbit , but of a much smaller size ...
... whole or ground into meal , was abundantly palatable ; that there seemed to be no four - footed animals in the country , but a species of dogs , which could not bark , and a creature resembling a rabbit , but of a much smaller size ...
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... whole island was divided . He immediately sent messen- gers to Columbus , who , in his name , delivered to him the present of a mask curiously fashioned , with the ears , nose , and mouth of beaten gold , and invited him to the place of ...
... whole island was divided . He immediately sent messen- gers to Columbus , who , in his name , delivered to him the present of a mask curiously fashioned , with the ears , nose , and mouth of beaten gold , and invited him to the place of ...
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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