Works, Volume 28Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 242
... east side 40 , 50 or 60 fathoms not very far from the shore1 . On the northern side of the unknown land3 , to the east- ward , the coast was running E.N.E. and E. by N. as far as we could see . On the south side of the same land the ...
... east side 40 , 50 or 60 fathoms not very far from the shore1 . On the northern side of the unknown land3 , to the east- ward , the coast was running E.N.E. and E. by N. as far as we could see . On the south side of the same land the ...
Page 264
... east to E.N.E. Altitude 27 ° 40 ' , declination 10 ° 23 ' , latitude 17 ° 17 ' . Thursday the 18th of April , course north with east wind . Altitude 26 ° , declination 10 ° 44 ′ , latitude 15 ° 16 ' . Friday the 19th of April , course N ...
... east to E.N.E. Altitude 27 ° 40 ' , declination 10 ° 23 ' , latitude 17 ° 17 ' . Thursday the 18th of April , course north with east wind . Altitude 26 ° , declination 10 ° 44 ′ , latitude 15 ° 16 ' . Friday the 19th of April , course N ...
Page 273
... east of the needle by the north , the Sun coming from north , and the degrees of the table are more than the degrees of the needle , you will say N.W. , and if the degrees of the needle are more than those of the table you will say N.E. ...
... east of the needle by the north , the Sun coming from north , and the degrees of the table are more than the degrees of the needle , you will say N.W. , and if the degrees of the needle are more than those of the table you will say N.E. ...
Contents
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.