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Page 91
... entered it . But it has little depth , only four fathoms at low water . The rise and fall is only one fathom , the bottom rocky , and wretched holding ground . On Thursday the 25th of January we entered the strait and , before we had ...
... entered it . But it has little depth , only four fathoms at low water . The rise and fall is only one fathom , the bottom rocky , and wretched holding ground . On Thursday the 25th of January we entered the strait and , before we had ...
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... entered . For the four landed from the Captain's ship four very good sailors were entered from the merchant vessels of which 16 were in port , large and small . Besides these another sailor was entered on board the Captain's ship in ...
... entered . For the four landed from the Captain's ship four very good sailors were entered from the merchant vessels of which 16 were in port , large and small . Besides these another sailor was entered on board the Captain's ship in ...
Page 250
... entered the strait . The north side is not seen until one is well inside , though it is high land , but not so high on the south side . Thus , as we went on approaching the cape , the land opened out to us , and some large islands which ...
... entered the strait . The north side is not seen until one is well inside , though it is high land , but not so high on the south side . Thus , as we went on approaching the cape , the land opened out to us , and some large islands which ...
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.