Works, Volume 18Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 34
... wind veering to westward at midnight , the Jacht , which sailed on in front and carried the light , fired a shot , whereupon we all tacked , and directed our course northwards and north by east . On the 10th , the gale abating , it was ...
... wind veering to westward at midnight , the Jacht , which sailed on in front and carried the light , fired a shot , whereupon we all tacked , and directed our course northwards and north by east . On the 10th , the gale abating , it was ...
Page 51
... wind from the nor ' - nor ' - east , with drizzly weather . On the morning of the 22nd the same weather con- tinued , with much rain ; towards midday it grew calm , the wind veering to the west , and we took our course to the north ...
... wind from the nor ' - nor ' - east , with drizzly weather . On the morning of the 22nd the same weather con- tinued , with much rain ; towards midday it grew calm , the wind veering to the west , and we took our course to the north ...
Page 104
... wind continued blowing until noon on the 23rd , when we were in the latitude of 14 ° 50 ' . On the 24th the wind fell a good deal , veering to the east , wherefore we set our course west by north . On the 25th , the aforesaid storm ...
... wind continued blowing until noon on the 23rd , when we were in the latitude of 14 ° 50 ' . On the 24th the wind fell a good deal , veering to the east , wherefore we set our course west by north . On the 25th , the aforesaid storm ...
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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