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Page 107
... thought that they had passed over they returned immediately , with wind from every quarter and constant thunder . On the following Wednesday , the 4th of the said month of February , the weather grew a little calmer , and we tacked one ...
... thought that they had passed over they returned immediately , with wind from every quarter and constant thunder . On the following Wednesday , the 4th of the said month of February , the weather grew a little calmer , and we tacked one ...
Page 185
... thought it an error on my part not to follow the opinion of the pilots , I replied that my sole intention was to pursue a prudent course of navi- gation ; and since they all thought that the pilots were right , they might proceed in ...
... thought it an error on my part not to follow the opinion of the pilots , I replied that my sole intention was to pursue a prudent course of navi- gation ; and since they all thought that the pilots were right , they might proceed in ...
Page 251
... thought that it was an island , although they could not be certain . And then he [ the Master of the Camp ] ordered them to go back to the tauriqui whom they had taken and placed in a hut , and ask him by signs whether it was a ...
... thought that it was an island , although they could not be certain . And then he [ the Master of the Camp ] ordered them to go back to the tauriqui whom they had taken and placed in a hut , and ask him by signs whether it was a ...
Contents
PAGE | vii |
The Gela Florida Islands | xxx |
The Islands of Savo Solomon and Sesarga Spain | lxxxvi |
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