The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830 |
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Side 30
... seamen were astonished to find that the north pole was now completely concealed from their view , and that the starry hemisphere had changed its aspect . Unacquainted as yet with the con- stellations near the southern pole , and being ...
... seamen were astonished to find that the north pole was now completely concealed from their view , and that the starry hemisphere had changed its aspect . Unacquainted as yet with the con- stellations near the southern pole , and being ...
Side 44
... seamen of their native land , and they bestowed on this promising region the flattering title of New Spain . No difficulty was found in trafficking with the natives , who were peaceable and obliging . Gold was procured in large ...
... seamen of their native land , and they bestowed on this promising region the flattering title of New Spain . No difficulty was found in trafficking with the natives , who were peaceable and obliging . Gold was procured in large ...
Side 49
... seamen on finding an opening leading to the west , with a strong current running in the same direction , and so great a depth of water , as rendered it highly improbable that the channel should be that of a mere inlet instead of a com ...
... seamen on finding an opening leading to the west , with a strong current running in the same direction , and so great a depth of water , as rendered it highly improbable that the channel should be that of a mere inlet instead of a com ...
Side 50
... antipathy , had never infected their crews ; and the seamen in general looked up to him with the implicit deference due to one in- trinsically superior . On the death of Magellan , the king of Zebu 50 BOOK IV . MODERN VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY .
... antipathy , had never infected their crews ; and the seamen in general looked up to him with the implicit deference due to one in- trinsically superior . On the death of Magellan , the king of Zebu 50 BOOK IV . MODERN VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY .
Side 52
... seamen . His determination to winter in Port St. Julian , which gave so much alarm to his offi- cers already disposed to mutiny , is alone sufficient to show the force and originality of his spirit . The Vittoria was drawn ashore , and ...
... seamen . His determination to winter in Port St. Julian , which gave so much alarm to his offi- cers already disposed to mutiny , is alone sufficient to show the force and originality of his spirit . The Vittoria was drawn ashore , and ...
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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