Works, Volume 18Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 43
... afterwards we went back to the ships , and set sail , but made no progress , indeed , rather drifting back on account of variable winds , which came blowing down from the high country , so that we had to cast anchor again . On the 14th ...
... afterwards we went back to the ships , and set sail , but made no progress , indeed , rather drifting back on account of variable winds , which came blowing down from the high country , so that we had to cast anchor again . On the 14th ...
Page 66
... afterwards taken by land to Porta Vela , or otherwise re - shipped and sent direct to Spain . And as we then found no ships or galleons for shipping silver , we set sail and put out to sea . On the 10th , it was very calm and drizzly ...
... afterwards taken by land to Porta Vela , or otherwise re - shipped and sent direct to Spain . And as we then found no ships or galleons for shipping silver , we set sail and put out to sea . On the 10th , it was very calm and drizzly ...
Page 188
... afterwards found to be the truth . We saw here enormously large gannets or sea - gulls , bigger in body than swans ... afterwards turning to the north under try - sails . On the morning of the 28th , we hoisted our top - sails again ...
... afterwards found to be the truth . We saw here enormously large gannets or sea - gulls , bigger in body than swans ... afterwards turning to the north under try - sails . On the morning of the 28th , we hoisted our top - sails again ...
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Admiral sent Admiral's aforesaid afternoon amongst Amsterdam ashore Begin ende Voortgangh boats bottom Broad Council brought called calm canoes Cape Captain cast anchor coast coker-nuts crew daybreak Deel door Willem Cornelisz Dutch East edition fathoms fired fish fleet four galleons gedaen door guns harbour Hoorn Indians inhabitants island Jacht Jacob le Maire Jager Jan Cornelisz Joris Joris van Spilbergen Journal king land large number latitude Laurens Reael Lima lying Magellanes Magellanes Strait Maleya Manilles Meeuwe miles Molucques morning muskets named Navigatien night noon north-west Olivier van Noort Oost PLATE Portuguese prisoners proceeded Reyse river sailors sampans Schouten set sail shallop ships shore shot skipper soldiers South Sea Spaniards Spanish Admiral Speilbergen's Strait Strait of Magellanes supercargo Ternate Tidor Tiele town vande veering vessel Vice-Admiral Vide voyage weather weighed anchor wherefore whilst wind wonderlijcke yacht Zeeland