The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830 |
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Side 5
... directions the in- terior of the country , chiefly with a view to discover the mines of gold and other precious metals , and having taken such measures as seemed best fitted to ensure the valuable friendship of the Indians , and to ...
... directions the in- terior of the country , chiefly with a view to discover the mines of gold and other precious metals , and having taken such measures as seemed best fitted to ensure the valuable friendship of the Indians , and to ...
Side 6
... direction to the route of Columbus : on the 3d of May he stood towards the south , and in a short time the blue summits of Jamaica rose into view . On approaching this fine island , the Spaniards were filled with admir- ation at its ...
... direction to the route of Columbus : on the 3d of May he stood towards the south , and in a short time the blue summits of Jamaica rose into view . On approaching this fine island , the Spaniards were filled with admir- ation at its ...
Side 9
... direction , when they fell in with fresh breezes , a genial temperature , and a clear sky . On the 31st of July land was seen ahead . Three peaks were descried just emerging from the hori◅ zon , and on a nearer approach were found to ...
... direction , when they fell in with fresh breezes , a genial temperature , and a clear sky . On the 31st of July land was seen ahead . Three peaks were descried just emerging from the hori◅ zon , and on a nearer approach were found to ...
Side 14
... direction ; he therefore concluded that the ocean extended between those limits , and that the strait leading into those Indian seas which had been visited by the Portuguese lay some- where in the direction of Darien . This conjecture ...
... direction ; he therefore concluded that the ocean extended between those limits , and that the strait leading into those Indian seas which had been visited by the Portuguese lay some- where in the direction of Darien . This conjecture ...
Side 32
... direction had terminated . He followed the coast , however , to the west ; observed the mouth of the Mag- dalena , the harbour of Carthagena , and entered the gulf of Uraba , round which he sailed , to Cape St. Blas : he prosecuted his ...
... direction had terminated . He followed the coast , however , to the west ; observed the mouth of the Mag- dalena , the harbour of Carthagena , and entered the gulf of Uraba , round which he sailed , to Cape St. Blas : he prosecuted his ...
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The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2 William Desborough Cooley Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1830 |
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admiral adventurers afterwards Alfonso de Albuquerque Almagro America Amerigo Vespucci appears arrived bark boat buccaneers called canoes Cape captain carried Chinese coast colony Columbus command companions conduct conquest continued Cortez course court crew Dampier despatched discovered discovery Drake Dutch East embarked emperor England English enterprise expedition favour fleet gave the name Giagas gold Greenland Guinea Hispaniola Hochelega Hojeda hopes Hudson's Bay India Indians Indies inhabitants island Japan Juan king Lake Belle land latitude leagues length Malacca merchants Moluccas months nation natives navigation north-west Nova Zembla Pacific Ocean passage Peru pilot Pinto Pinzon Pizarro Portugal Portuguese possession prince proceeded provisions reached received river Russians sailed Salomon Islands savages seamen Sebastian Cabot seen sent settlement ships shore small vessel soon South Sea Spain Spaniards Spanish steered Straits of Magellan success Tatars trade Tshuktzki visited voyage