Works, Volume 79Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 77
... months are those Pacheco enumerates . But the rainy season is far from being the cold season or “ winter ” as Pacheco calls it . In fact September is the hottest month on the coast and has a mean temperature of 82 ° F. ! 5 Cf. Africa ...
... months are those Pacheco enumerates . But the rainy season is far from being the cold season or “ winter ” as Pacheco calls it . In fact September is the hottest month on the coast and has a mean temperature of 82 ° F. ! 5 Cf. Africa ...
Page 129
... month of May and lasts till the end of September , when there is much rain ; it is especially heavy in August , which is the depth of winter [ sic ] throughout Ethiopia . During this season and in some other months of the year there are ...
... month of May and lasts till the end of September , when there is much rain ; it is especially heavy in August , which is the depth of winter [ sic ] throughout Ethiopia . During this season and in some other months of the year there are ...
Page 130
... months of July and August the currents flow past here with such force3 that a ship coming here in these months should keep far out from land if it is making for Mina , for it will find it impossible to sail along the coast owing to the ...
... months of July and August the currents flow past here with such force3 that a ship coming here in these months should keep far out from land if it is making for Mina , for it will find it impossible to sail along the coast owing to the ...
Contents
The Second Book describing the discoveries | 103 |
The Third Book concerning the discoveries of King | 139 |
The Fourth Book containing the discoveries | 163 |
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altitude anchor Angra Arguim Arzila barter Boa Esperança Cabo Branco Cabo Ledo Cabo Verde Cadamosto called Rio Cape Bojador castle Cepta chap Chapter clean bottom coast degrees Diogo Cão discovered discovery distance earth east Equator Esmeraldo Esperança Ethiopia Ethiopias of Guinea fathoms Feez five leagues gold Guinea Hakluyt Society half a league holy I.e. Cape Ilha India inhabitants island islets Item Jorze King Afonso King John kingdom kingdom of Fez land landmarks Larache latitude Leo Africanus Lisbon Lord Mandingua mapa mariners say moon mountains mouth navigation negroes Nile Orbis Pacheco Pliny Ponta portolan charts Portugal Portuguese Prince Henry region Rio de Çanaguá river called rock sail sand Santa serene prince Serra Lyoa shallows ships shore slaves three leagues tide town trade twenty leagues vide Africa Pilot voyage Zurara