The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830 |
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Side 3
... land of Guanahani , the sensations of delight , the sentiments of gratitude , and conscious pride of having earned by his courage , sagacity and perseverance , rank , fortune , and an immortal name , must have filled his bosom with ...
... land of Guanahani , the sensations of delight , the sentiments of gratitude , and conscious pride of having earned by his courage , sagacity and perseverance , rank , fortune , and an immortal name , must have filled his bosom with ...
Side 9
... 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 CHAP . I. 9 COLUMBUS .
... 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 CHAP . I. 9 COLUMBUS .
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... Land within seven years after his conquest of the Indies , and to rescue Jerusalem from the hands of the infidels . Gold was the immediate ob- ject of his search in the New World ; and it is surprising with what eager credulity he ...
... Land within seven years after his conquest of the Indies , and to rescue Jerusalem from the hands of the infidels . Gold was the immediate ob- ject of his search in the New World ; and it is surprising with what eager credulity he ...
Side 22
... land beyond the ocean was widely diffused in antiquity ; nor is it reasonable to ascribe its origin either to the fancy of Plato , or to traditions reaching beyond the date of those physical revolutions which may be supposed to have ...
... land beyond the ocean was widely diffused in antiquity ; nor is it reasonable to ascribe its origin either to the fancy of Plato , or to traditions reaching beyond the date of those physical revolutions which may be supposed to have ...
Side 31
... land . From the size of this great stream , Pinzon justly inferred the vast magnitude of the continent from which it flows . The islands near the shore were inhabited by a simple and harmless people , who generously shared with their ...
... land . From the size of this great stream , Pinzon justly inferred the vast magnitude of the continent from which it flows . The islands near the shore were inhabited by a simple and harmless people , who generously shared with their ...
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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