The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volum 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830 |
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... prince . * The body of Columbus , at first interred in the church of Santa Maria in Valladolid , was afterwards removed to Seville . In the year 1536 , however , his remains were transported to Hispaniola , and entombed near the grand ...
... prince . * The body of Columbus , at first interred in the church of Santa Maria in Valladolid , was afterwards removed to Seville . In the year 1536 , however , his remains were transported to Hispaniola , and entombed near the grand ...
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... prince with respect to the situation of the Moluccas , and supported the opinion that Spain had a right to those valuable islands . The bull by which pope Alexander VI . adjusted the conflicting claims of the Spaniards and Portuguese de ...
... prince with respect to the situation of the Moluccas , and supported the opinion that Spain had a right to those valuable islands . The bull by which pope Alexander VI . adjusted the conflicting claims of the Spaniards and Portuguese de ...
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... prince was so courteous , as to acknowledge himself the vassal of the king of Spain , and at the first exhort- ation consented to embrace Christianity ; he was ac- cordingly baptized with a great number of his people . A native of ...
... prince was so courteous , as to acknowledge himself the vassal of the king of Spain , and at the first exhort- ation consented to embrace Christianity ; he was ac- cordingly baptized with a great number of his people . A native of ...
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... prince . But the prudence or boding apprehensions of the Mexi- cans were opposed to such a step : every argument was enforced , every art employed , that was thought likely to divert Cortez from his design . Rich presents were sent to ...
... prince . But the prudence or boding apprehensions of the Mexi- cans were opposed to such a step : every argument was enforced , every art employed , that was thought likely to divert Cortez from his design . Rich presents were sent to ...
Side 56
... prince , afraid to oppose the Spaniards openly , sent forward to acquaint them that they should be received in his dominions as friends , At Cholula , accordingly , they met with a gracious re- ception ; but the suspicions of Cortez ...
... prince , afraid to oppose the Spaniards openly , sent forward to acquaint them that they should be received in his dominions as friends , At Cholula , accordingly , they met with a gracious re- ception ; but the suspicions of Cortez ...
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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 America Amerigo Vespucci appears arrived boat buccaneers called canoes Cape captain carried Chinese coast colony Columbus command companions conduct conquest continued Cortez courage course court crew Cuba Dampier despatched discovered Drake Dutch East embarked emperor England English enterprise expedition favour fleet gave the name Giagas gold Greenland Guinea Hispaniola Hochelega Hojeda hopes 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 proceeded provisions reached received river Russians Salomon Islands savages seamen Sebastian Cabot seen sent set sail settlement ships shore small vessel soon South Sea Spain Spaniards Spanish steered Straits of Magellan success supposed Tatars trade Tshuktzki visited voyage of discovery
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Side 311 - Hodmadods have: and setting aside their human shape, they differ but little from brutes. They are tall, straight-bodied, and thin, with small, long limbs. They have great heads, round foreheads, and great brows. Their eyelids are always half closed, to keep the flies out of their eyes...
Side 151 - I will not forsake my little company going homeward, with whom I have passed so many storms and perils.
Side 144 - The prince called them to his table, to receive each a cup from his hand to drinke, and took into his hand master George...
Side 181 - London; have, at their own great cost and charges, undertaken an expedition for Hudson's Bay, in the north-west part of America, for the discovery of a new passage into the South Sea, and for the finding Some trade for furs, minerals and other considerable commodities...
Side 320 - He built two huts with pimento trees, covered them with long grass, and lined them with the skins of goats, which he killed with his gun as he wanted, so long as his powder lasted, which was but a pound; and that being almost spent, he got fire by rubbing two sticks of pimento wood together upon his knee.
Side 306 - Shot; which being spent, he contrived a way by notching his Knife, to saw the barrel of his Gun into small pieces, wherewith he made Harpoons, Lances, Hooks and a long Knife; heating the pieces first in the fire, which he struck with his Gunflint, and a piece of the barrel of his Gun, which he hardened; having learnt to do that among the English. The hot pieces of Iron he would hammer out and bend as he pleased with Stones...
Side 150 - The Colleagues of the Fellowship for the Discovery of the North-west Passage.
Side 146 - ... the only thing of the world that was left yet undone, whereby a notable mind might be made famous and fortunate.
Side 172 - Cape Desolation ; and from thence you, William Baffin as pilot, keep along the coast of Greenland and up Fretum Davis, until you come toward the height of eighty degrees, if the land will give you leave.
Side 165 - This morning, one of our companie looking over boord saw a mermaid, and calling up some of the companie to see her, one more came up, and by that time shee was come close to the ship's side, looking earnestly on the men : a little after, a sea came and overturned her : from the navill upward, her backe and breasts were like a woman's...