Works, Volumes 14-15Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 227
... hands without making them meet . To explain which were the distant islands , and which were nearer , he pointed to the sun , then rested his head on his hand , shut his eyes , and with his fingers counted the number of nights one had to ...
... hands without making them meet . To explain which were the distant islands , and which were nearer , he pointed to the sun , then rested his head on his hand , shut his eyes , and with his fingers counted the number of nights one had to ...
Page 359
... hands on our beards , and looking at us all over , making great rejoicings . They were so anxious to com- municate with us and to give us names , that it was wonderful . In their desire to know our names , they put their hands on their ...
... hands on our beards , and looking at us all over , making great rejoicings . They were so anxious to com- municate with us and to give us names , that it was wonderful . In their desire to know our names , they put their hands on their ...
Page 491
... hands and put them into his canoe . The fishers only need the oysters for food , which they call cinofe , while the ... hand enters , that it shuts , and presently he said there is no hand , and for this reason they take them with sticks ...
... hands and put them into his canoe . The fishers only need the oysters for food , which they call cinofe , while the ... hand enters , that it shuts , and presently he said there is no hand , and for this reason they take them with sticks ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | xi |
VOLUME I | xxxiii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
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25 leagues Acapulco Adelantado Admiral Almiranta Alvaro de Mendaña anchored Antonio de Morga arms arquebuses arrived arrows asked beach boat Callao Camp Master canoes Capitana Captain Pedro Fernandez Chief Pilot coast cocoa-nuts colour corps de garde course desire discovered discovery distance Don Lorenzo embarked Espiritu Santo fathoms Fernandez de Quiros fired fleet fruit Fuentidueña galeot gave give given Governess Guinea Holy inhabited island of Santa Juan killed King land latitude launch leave Lima Lord Luis de Velasco Luis Vaez Majesty Malope Manilla natives navigation night ordered palm passed Peru pigs plantains port presently reefs replied rocks royal sail sailors Santa Cruz seen sent ship shore showed side sight signs soldiers Solomon Islands Spain Spaniards Taumaco things told took the sun trees Vaez de Torres Vicar Viceroy village voyage wind wood