The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830 |
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Side 6
... gave a new 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 ...
... gave a new 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 ...
Side 10
... gave the island the name of La Trinidad , or the Trinity . Sailing to the south and west of this island , he entered the great gulf of Paria , and saw land extending to the south as far as the eye could reach . At first he imagined that ...
... gave the island the name of La Trinidad , or the Trinity . Sailing to the south and west of this island , he entered the great gulf of Paria , and saw land extending to the south as far as the eye could reach . At first he imagined that ...
Side 15
... gave him three pigs of so terrible an appearance , he says , " that they would frighten an Irish dog . " One of these animals being thrown to a wounded monkey , the latter seized the snout of the pecary with its tail in such a manner as ...
... gave him three pigs of so terrible an appearance , he says , " that they would frighten an Irish dog . " One of these animals being thrown to a wounded monkey , the latter seized the snout of the pecary with its tail in such a manner as ...
Side 17
... gave such a colouring to the cir- cumstance as kept alive the hopes of his companions ; and by foretelling an eclipse of the moon , he opportunely turned to account the ignorance and superstition of the natives , and procured from them ...
... gave such a colouring to the cir- cumstance as kept alive the hopes of his companions ; and by foretelling an eclipse of the moon , he opportunely turned to account the ignorance and superstition of the natives , and procured from them ...
Side 20
... gave up his pretensions to the viceroyalty of the Indies for the titles of Duke of Veraguas and Marquess of Jamaica : he resigned , at the same time , his claim to a tenth of all revenues in the * Navarrete , tom . i . p . 67 . Indies ...
... gave up his pretensions to the viceroyalty of the Indies for the titles of Duke of Veraguas and Marquess of Jamaica : he resigned , at the same time , his claim to a tenth of all revenues in the * Navarrete , tom . i . p . 67 . Indies ...
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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