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... steered by the said point east [ west ? ] four days to the 12th of December ; and I took the altitude , and found myself in 15 degrees , and saw that I had gone 80 leagues , the Puerto de la Navidad being due north . And here I took the ...
... steered by the said point east [ west ? ] four days to the 12th of December ; and I took the altitude , and found myself in 15 degrees , and saw that I had gone 80 leagues , the Puerto de la Navidad being due north . And here I took the ...
Page 103
... steered towards the said ship . She was following the land tack and we the sea , and so she passed us ; then she went about , and took the sea tack , and then both ships took the land tack , and thus we continued tacking all day to ...
... steered towards the said ship . She was following the land tack and we the sea , and so she passed us ; then she went about , and took the sea tack , and then both ships took the land tack , and thus we continued tacking all day to ...
Page 259
... steered the boat towards them . And when he came up to them , they separated one from the other , and the General steered for the canoe in which the tauriqui was , and gave chase to it ; and the tauriqui made signs to him to go back ...
... steered the boat towards them . And when he came up to them , they separated one from the other , and the General steered for the canoe in which the tauriqui was , and gave chase to it ; and the tauriqui made signs to him to go back ...
Contents
PAGE | vii |
The Gela Florida Islands | xxx |
The Islands of Savo Solomon and Sesarga Spain | lxxxvi |
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