Cabot's Discovery of North AmericaJ. Macqueen, 1897 - 343 páginas |
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... important Cabotian discovery ; if I shall succeed in making a permanent addition - however slight it may be - to the ever - increasing common stock of reliable informa- tion , I shall regard my labours , which have occupied a ...
... important Cabotian discovery ; if I shall succeed in making a permanent addition - however slight it may be - to the ever - increasing common stock of reliable informa- tion , I shall regard my labours , which have occupied a ...
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... importance of Cabot's discovery - John Cabot's character - Tar- ducci's opinion of Cabot's adventure - Cabot's theory as to land of the Grand Khan " -References to Cabot's description of the land found by him - To whom should the credit ...
... importance of Cabot's discovery - John Cabot's character - Tar- ducci's opinion of Cabot's adventure - Cabot's theory as to land of the Grand Khan " -References to Cabot's description of the land found by him - To whom should the credit ...
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... important questions raised in the course of the discussion as to the genuineness of the map . CHAPTER VIII • pp . 244-277 As to the landfall of John Cabot in 1497 - Description of La Cosa's Map constructed in the year 1500 - Dr ...
... important questions raised in the course of the discussion as to the genuineness of the map . CHAPTER VIII • pp . 244-277 As to the landfall of John Cabot in 1497 - Description of La Cosa's Map constructed in the year 1500 - Dr ...
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... important events associated with the ancient Egyptians . Among the important events in Egyptian navi- gation may be mentioned a large expedition which the Queen of Egypt ( circa 1600 B.C. ) equipped to the land known as Punt , of which ...
... important events associated with the ancient Egyptians . Among the important events in Egyptian navi- gation may be mentioned a large expedition which the Queen of Egypt ( circa 1600 B.C. ) equipped to the land known as Punt , of which ...
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... important event seems to have been carried out on a scale of great magnificence . There is very little doubt that the early voyages of the Egyptians were carried out under the guidance of Phoenician sailors , who were considerably in ...
... important event seems to have been carried out on a scale of great magnificence . There is very little doubt that the early voyages of the Egyptians were carried out under the guidance of Phoenician sailors , who were considerably in ...
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Ambassador ancient anno appears Azores Baccalaos believed born Cabot voyages called Canynges Cape Cape Chidley Cathay Christopher Christopher Columbus Chronicle church coast Columbus continent copy Council of Ten customs despatch discovered discovery earth English entry evidence existence expedition father Fust Genoese Grand Khan grant Hakluyt Harrisse Hieronimo India Indies Infra inscription Insulas Ireland island Isle Italian John Cabot John Stow Kemys King Henry VII King of England Labrador land landfall letter letters-patent London mainland Marco mariners merchants Messer navigation North America ocean orichalcum papal bull persons Peter Martyr poij Polo port of Bristol Portugal Portuguese possession probably published quæ quale Ramusio record reference regard returned sailed says Sebastian Cabot Seven Cities shippe ships Soncino Spain Spanish spices statement Tarducci terra tion Toscanelli's TRANSLATION Venetian Venice vessels voyage of 1497 writer
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Página 32 - Deep-meadow'd, happy, fair with orchard lawns And bowery hollows crown'd with summer sea, Where I will heal me of my grievous wound.
Página 25 - They are Idolaters, and are dependent on nobody. And I can tell you the quantity of gold they have is • '. '• ' • '. . endless; for they find It in their own Islands, /and the King does not allow it to be exported.
Página 129 - Richard by the grace of God king of England and of France, and lord of Ireland...
Página 255 - Islands adjacent unto the same, made first of all by our Englishmen, and afterwards by the Frenchmen and Britons: And certaine notes of advertisements for observations, necessarie for such as shall hereafter make the like attempt, With two mappes annexed hereunto, for the plainer understanding of the whole matter.
Página 331 - They despised everything but virtue, not caring for their present state of life, and thinking lightly on the possession of gold, and other property, which seemed only a burden to them; neither were they intoxicated by luxury, nor did wealth deprive them of their selfcontrol; but they were sober, and saw clearly that all these goods are increased by virtuous friendship with one another...
Página 317 - Heracles; the island was larger than Libya and Asia put together, and was the way to other islands, and from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent which surrounded the true ocean...
Página 323 - ... the pleasant kinds of dessert which console us after dinner, when we are full and tired of eating — all these that sacred island lying beneath the sun brought forth fair and wondrous in infinite abundance.
Página 69 - ... or elsewhere, as should be exhibited to these presents. It shall therefore be lawful for no man to infringe or rashly to contrary this letter of our commendation, exhortation, request, donation, grant, assignation, constitution, deputation, decree, commandment, inhibition, and determination. And if any shall presume to attempt the same, he ought to know that he shall thereby incur the indignation of Almighty God and his Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
Página 56 - At last — (it was the Christmas night, Stars shone after a day of storm) — He sees float past an iceberg white, And on it — Christ! — a living form! That furtive mien, that scowling eye, Of hair that red and tufted fell It is — Oh, where shall Brandan fly? — The traitor Judas, out of hell!
Página 317 - Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, and over parts of the continent...