MARITIME DISCOVERY:

A HISTORY OF NAUTICAL EXPLORATION

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.

BY

CHARLES RATHBONE LOW, F.R.G.S.,

LIEUTENANT (LATE) INDIAN NAVY,

AUTHOR OF HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY,''MEMOIR OF SIR GARNET
WOLSELEY,' 'SOLDIERS OF THE VICTORIAN AGE,' ETC., ETC.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

CHAPTER I.

Spanish Navigators in the South Seas--Sarmiento's Expedition to

the Straits of Magellan-Ill-fortune of the Spanish Colonists at

Port Famine-Discovery of the Marquesas Islands and other

Groups by Mendana-The Voyage of Vizcaino-Dutch Voy-

ages of Discovery-Van Cordes and Sebald de Weert-Olivier

van Noort-Quiros's Discoveries while in Search of a Southern

Continent-Discoveries of his Companion De Torres in Austra-

lia and New Guinea

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1-29

CHAPTER II.

Expeditions equipped by the Dutch East India Company-The

Voyage of Admiral Spilbergen-Schouten and Le Maire dis-

cover the Strait named after the latter, and also make other

important Discoveries in the South Seas-Spanish Voyage

under the Nodals-Expedition to the Pacific of the Nassau

Fleet under L'Heremite-Dutch Expedition to explore the

Coasts of Japan and Tartary-Tasman discovers the Island

named after him, also New Zealand and other Islands-Cap-

tain Narborough's Voyage to the Pacific

CHAPTER III.

30-51

The Buccaneers and Filibusters-Early Buccaneer Chiefs-The

Career of Sir Henry Morgan-The Expedition against Darien

and in the South Seas under Captain Sharp--Doings of the

French Filibusters-The Cruise of the Revenge under Captain

Cook-The Story of William, the Mosquito Indian, at Juan

Fernandez-The Operations of the Buccaneers and Filibusters

against the Spaniards-The Careers of Captains Davis, Swan,

and Dampier-Final Dispersion of the English Buccaneers 52-93