The History of Maritime and Inland Discovery, Volume 2Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1830 - Discoveries (in geography) |
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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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