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He continued on this course from December 21st to January 26th , when he found himself in 26 ° S. Then Quiros came to the fatal decision to alter course to E.N.E. He says in his narrative that there was a heavy swell , and that he was ...
He continued on this course from December 21st to January 26th , when he found himself in 26 ° S. Then Quiros came to the fatal decision to alter course to E.N.E. He says in his narrative that there was a heavy swell , and that he was ...
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If it had not been for the wretched condition of the ship , I should have given orders to coast along that land , and find out what it was . On this course we continued to sail until the 27th of the month , when we were in 5 ° On that ...
If it had not been for the wretched condition of the ship , I should have given orders to coast along that land , and find out what it was . On this course we continued to sail until the 27th of the month , when we were in 5 ° On that ...
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With the wind S. and S.W. we continued to navigate until the 8th of July . On that day we saw an island , about 6 leagues in circumference . As until now we had not met with any island or rock whatever to impede our road , we gave it ...
With the wind S. and S.W. we continued to navigate until the 8th of July . On that day we saw an island , about 6 leagues in circumference . As until now we had not met with any island or rock whatever to impede our road , we gave it ...
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Contents
DEDICATION | ix |
True Account of the Events of the Voyage that | 321 |
Narrative of the Voyage of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros | 323 |
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