The Pictorial History of the United States of America: From the Discovery by the Northmen in the Tenth Century to the Present Time, Volumes 1-2B. Walker, 1844 - United States |
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Page 34
... fleet lost sight of land . The com- panions of Columbus , who were now advancing over the ocean , unable to conjecture the termination of their voyage , began to feel astonished at the boldness of the enterprise . Many of them shed ...
... fleet lost sight of land . The com- panions of Columbus , who were now advancing over the ocean , unable to conjecture the termination of their voyage , began to feel astonished at the boldness of the enterprise . Many of them shed ...
Page 36
... fleet ; but as they advanced the supposed land gradually grew less , and at last entirely disappeared , leaving them again to despondency . Still the appearances were all indicative of their approach to land . Increased numbers of birds ...
... fleet ; but as they advanced the supposed land gradually grew less , and at last entirely disappeared , leaving them again to despondency . Still the appearances were all indicative of their approach to land . Increased numbers of birds ...
Page 40
... fleet to exchange balls of cotton for beads , hawks ' bells , and other trinkets . They had appended to their ears little plates of gold , which soon caught the attention of the Spaniards . On being asked where they had obtained them ...
... fleet to exchange balls of cotton for beads , hawks ' bells , and other trinkets . They had appended to their ears little plates of gold , which soon caught the attention of the Spaniards . On being asked where they had obtained them ...
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... fleet now proceeded to the east , for the purpose of approaching the gold mines of Cibao . On the night of the 24th of December , Columbus's vessel , the Santa Maria , struck upon a reef , and he was compelled to abandon her , and take ...
... fleet now proceeded to the east , for the purpose of approaching the gold mines of Cibao . On the night of the 24th of December , Columbus's vessel , the Santa Maria , struck upon a reef , and he was compelled to abandon her , and take ...
Page 55
... fleet so much that it was found necessary to desist from any further operations during the winter . In February , 1528 , the armament put to sea , and after encountering much rough weather , reached the coast of Florida , near ...
... fleet so much that it was found necessary to desist from any further operations during the winter . In February , 1528 , the armament put to sea , and after encountering much rough weather , reached the coast of Florida , near ...
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