Works, Volume 69Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 131
... ende of thes chanelles on the part of melaca is a rounde hill and as that dothe apere thei shal have vij fadome of water and then thei be out of the chanell3 . bana THE ilond of tropobana is from melaca 25 or 30 leges , it is Tropo- a ...
... ende of thes chanelles on the part of melaca is a rounde hill and as that dothe apere thei shal have vij fadome of water and then thei be out of the chanell3 . bana THE ilond of tropobana is from melaca 25 or 30 leges , it is Tropo- a ...
Page 161
... ende of a bowe with thornes and prickys gays of the sharpest that she can get , and the nest she maketh rounde , somewhat long hanging , and al close , and dothe hange at the I Boughs . 2 This must be the earliest English description of ...
... ende of a bowe with thornes and prickys gays of the sharpest that she can get , and the nest she maketh rounde , somewhat long hanging , and al close , and dothe hange at the I Boughs . 2 This must be the earliest English description of ...
Page 170
... ende entreth from this gulf an other litle gulf into the lond iiij leges , and at the ende is a grete rocke very grete and playne wherupon is a place of indies called venicivela and stondeth in 10 degrees . Betwene the gulf of ...
... ende entreth from this gulf an other litle gulf into the lond iiij leges , and at the ende is a grete rocke very grete and playne wherupon is a place of indies called venicivela and stondeth in 10 degrees . Betwene the gulf of ...
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12 leges 25 leges affrica arabia armenia atalantas austro babilon begynneth begynnyng beiond bredthe bycause Cabot called cape frio cape sent carmania caspio catell Cattigara certein citie cometh contre contrey cost lieth cost turneth degrees degres dothe dyvers egipt Enciso enhabit entreth the river equynoctiall ethiope euphrates ffrom cape frutes furst fysshe gedrosia goeth goodlie gret gretia gulf hathe of longitude iiij ilond indies Islands king kyll land latitude leagues legis lieth west litle locus solis declinatio lond longest daie maie maketh maner maye moche moche golde monethes mount mountaynes mountens myddes myddis navigation northe northest nyght orient parage passeth pole ponyent port Portuguese poynt province quarter riche Roger Barlow ryver saie Sebastian Cabot shal shippes shuld sonne southe southwest Spanish spayne Spice Islands stondeth stondis Strabo stret sylver ther Thorne toke tyme unto voyage warre wher wherin wylde wyne yere ylondes