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Page xxiii
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 ...
Page 104
... among the islands . 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 5o .
... among the islands . 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 5o .
Page 287
That night the needle was marked , and it was found that the variation was to the
N . E . by E . , a notable thing , for in the bay it was 7o almost on the same
meridian , and the distance so short With the wind S . and S . W . we continued to
...
That night the needle was marked , and it was found that the variation was to the
N . E . by E . , a notable thing , for in the bay it was 7o almost on the same
meridian , and the distance so short With the wind S . and S . W . we continued to
...
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Contents
NOTE ON THE CARTOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTHERN CON | xxxvii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
Narrative of the Voyage of the Adelantado Alvarez | 147 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Works, Volumes 14-15 |
| Author | Hakluyt Society |
| Publisher | Kraus Reprint, 1967 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2009 |
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