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Page 161
... bottom loose stones . On the 14th I took the sun in 34 ° 40 ′ , with soundings in 32 fathoms , bottom small shells , no land in sight . On the 15th I took the sun in 36 ° 20 ′ , and we sounded in 45 fathoms . No land in sight . On the ...
... bottom loose stones . On the 14th I took the sun in 34 ° 40 ′ , with soundings in 32 fathoms , bottom small shells , no land in sight . On the 15th I took the sun in 36 ° 20 ′ , and we sounded in 45 fathoms . No land in sight . On the ...
Page 231
... bottom on the north side with a depth of 3 , 4 , and 5 fathoms . Before arriving at the entrance we had soundings of 8 to 9 fathoms , clean bottom . We passed the mouth on the south side , with soundings of 10 , 12 , and 14 fathoms ...
... bottom on the north side with a depth of 3 , 4 , and 5 fathoms . Before arriving at the entrance we had soundings of 8 to 9 fathoms , clean bottom . We passed the mouth on the south side , with soundings of 10 , 12 , and 14 fathoms ...
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Hakluyt Society. We arrived so as to find bottom within the Cape of Virgins at sunset , near a beach a little over a league within the strait , with the Cape of Virgins N.E. That night we were in 15 to 16 fathoms , clean bottom , very ...
Hakluyt Society. We arrived so as to find bottom within the Cape of Virgins at sunset , near a beach a little over a league within the strait , with the Cape of Virgins N.E. That night we were in 15 to 16 fathoms , clean bottom , very ...
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Narrative of the Loaysa Expedition by Captain Andres | 39 |
Narrative of the voyage of the pinnace Santiago | 102 |
Narrative of the voyage of Alvarez de Sayavedra | 109 |
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15 leagues 30 leagues Adelantado altitude was taken anchored Andres de Urdaneta arrived Bartolomè boat Cape Horn Cape of San Cape of Virgins Cape San Ildefonso Cape St Vincent capitana captured caravels channel coast command Coruña course N.E. course S.W. crew dead reckoning declination despatch Don Diego Brochero Don Luis Faxardo Dutch east fathoms Fernando Ferrol flag-ship fleet Friday Galicia galleons Garcia de Nodal gave Gilolo Gonzalo de Nodal Governor island Jorge de Meneses king land latitude leagues by dead Lisbon Loaysa Majesty Maluco Mayor of Castile Monday natives navigator night October passed Pedro pilot pirates Pontevedra port Portuguese returned river sail sailors Santa Saturday Sebastian del Cano sent shore side sight soundings Spain Spaniards steered Strait of Magellan Sunday Thursday Tidore Tierra del Fuego took the altitude took the sun Torre Tuesday vessel voyage weather Wednesday wind N.E. wind S.W.