Works, Volume 64Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 39
... five maps were en- closed in the letter of Torres of 1607 as mentioned in the said Report . These maps had reached Spain more than five years before the date of Prado's letters . It is not of course definitely known that four out of the ...
... five maps were en- closed in the letter of Torres of 1607 as mentioned in the said Report . These maps had reached Spain more than five years before the date of Prado's letters . It is not of course definitely known that four out of the ...
Page 51
... five ( degrees ? ) " . The fact that Stanley places the word degrees within parentheses with a query mark , shows that it did not appear in the original , and that he himself was in doubt as to the interpretation to be put upon the ...
... five ( degrees ? ) " . The fact that Stanley places the word degrees within parentheses with a query mark , shows that it did not appear in the original , and that he himself was in doubt as to the interpretation to be put upon the ...
Page 62
... five degrees or five ( degrees ? ) , was intended to be read as five fathoms , whilst the second is a clerical error for 8 degrees . Hence it is suggested that both the references to 5 ° , whether in the Spanish or in the translation of ...
... five degrees or five ( degrees ? ) , was intended to be read as five fathoms , whilst the second is a clerical error for 8 degrees . Hence it is suggested that both the references to 5 ° , whether in the Spanish or in the translation of ...
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agua Almiranta altitude anchored arboles asotro dia asta aunque Australia avia Bachan Baes de Torres barca baxos beinte bien biento bimos bino boat buena cabo Callao canoas Cape Capitana Captain Don Diego çerca Chief Pilot coast como derrota despues dicha dicho quiros Diego de Prado dios discovered discovery dixo Espiritu Santo esto facsimile fathoms Fernandez de Quiros fondo fuimos gente grados Guinea Gulf of Papua hallamos harbour hera hizo honbres huest Indians indios isla island King land latitude leagues leguas letter of Torres luego Luis Baes magestad Majesty Manila Markham mayor medio nabios nonbre Papua Pedro Fernandez portugues Portuguese Prado Maps Prado y Tovar Prado's Relación pueblo puerto quatro Quiros sail salimos señor ships shoals sinco sircunferencia Spanish strait suerte surgimos tenia Ternate Terra Australis Tidore tienen tienpo tierra tierra grande tres Vide