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Page 137
The reason is that, if what the Adelantado told me was true, by whose order I
prepared the navigating charts, and if what appears in his instructions and in the
narrative of Hernan Gallego is true, the Solomon Islands are in latitude 7° to 12°
S., ...
The reason is that, if what the Adelantado told me was true, by whose order I
prepared the navigating charts, and if what appears in his instructions and in the
narrative of Hernan Gallego is true, the Solomon Islands are in latitude 7° to 12°
S., ...
Page 143
The half-breeds, and differences of colour among them, proceed from intercourse
between them. In conclusion, I may say that the Adelantado told me, as well as
certain pilots of that time, that Hernan Gallego, navigating on the coast of Mexico,
...
The half-breeds, and differences of colour among them, proceed from intercourse
between them. In conclusion, I may say that the Adelantado told me, as well as
certain pilots of that time, that Hernan Gallego, navigating on the coast of Mexico,
...
Page 168
As regards the theory (according to what the mathematicians at Rome affirm) they
say that there are few pilots who know as much as he does; that he is expert in
making globes, and charts for navigating; that he well understands the use of ...
As regards the theory (according to what the mathematicians at Rome affirm) they
say that there are few pilots who know as much as he does; that he is expert in
making globes, and charts for navigating; that he well understands the use of ...
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Contents
Dedication | ix |
Note on the Cartography of the Southern Con | xxxvii |
Narrative of the Second Voyage of the Adelantado | 1 |
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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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