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 39
... town , abandoned by the inhabitants ; where he found nothing but fish and dogs . Continuing his voyage , to the north - east , he became still more embarrassed by the vast number of flats and islands which opened in unvaried suc ...
... town , abandoned by the inhabitants ; where he found nothing but fish and dogs . Continuing his voyage , to the north - east , he became still more embarrassed by the vast number of flats and islands which opened in unvaried suc ...
Side 41
... town , whence the inhabitants sallied with bows and poisoned arrows , to op- pose a landing . They even produced some ropes , with which they menaced to bind the intruders ; but seeing the Spaniards advance without dismay , they threw ...
... town , whence the inhabitants sallied with bows and poisoned arrows , to op- pose a landing . They even produced some ropes , with which they menaced to bind the intruders ; but seeing the Spaniards advance without dismay , they threw ...
Side 58
... town of Cariari , in the vicinity of an island named Quiriviri , which in population , soil , and situation , was distinguished above every place he had yet visited . The town was watered by a large river , on the banks of which a multi ...
... town of Cariari , in the vicinity of an island named Quiriviri , which in population , soil , and situation , was distinguished above every place he had yet visited . The town was watered by a large river , on the banks of which a multi ...
Side 59
... town , where he saw several tombs in a large wooden structure covered with canes . They appeared to possess the art of embalming the dead . Over each of the sepulchres was a board , carved with the figures of beasts , or the effigies of ...
... town , where he saw several tombs in a large wooden structure covered with canes . They appeared to possess the art of embalming the dead . Over each of the sepulchres was a board , carved with the figures of beasts , or the effigies of ...
Side 61
... towns of great trade , among which was Veragua , where the Indians said the gold was col- lected , and the plates made . On the 2d of November , he entered a harbour , to which he gave the appellation of Porto Bello , from its beautiful ...
... towns of great trade , among which was Veragua , where the Indians said the gold was col- lected , and the plates made . On the 2d of November , he entered a harbour , to which he gave the appellation of Porto Bello , from its beautiful ...
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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