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Page 88
... gold and gems , and in every other species of wealth that the heart could desire . A great many tales had been told by travelers who had visited India by the route over land through Persia and Arabia , of an island called Cipango ...
... gold and gems , and in every other species of wealth that the heart could desire . A great many tales had been told by travelers who had visited India by the route over land through Persia and Arabia , of an island called Cipango ...
Page 93
... gold . At last he found a small piece of this metal in a certain ornament that one of the savages wore . He made inquiries by signs where that substance came from . The natives answered by signs as well as they could , and after much ...
... gold . At last he found a small piece of this metal in a certain ornament that one of the savages wore . He made inquiries by signs where that substance came from . The natives answered by signs as well as they could , and after much ...
Page 94
... gold . They even had utensils made of it . This idea the speakers conveyed by pointing to their calabashes and to the little piece of gold at the same time , and by making signs to represent utensils of differ- ent forms . They also ...
... gold . They even had utensils made of it . This idea the speakers conveyed by pointing to their calabashes and to the little piece of gold at the same time , and by making signs to represent utensils of differ- ent forms . They also ...
Page 95
... gold . His captive guides , by means of signs and gestures , and also before long in some degree by language , for they were very docile in repeating what was said to them , and soon began to learn quite a num- ber of words , directed ...
... gold . His captive guides , by means of signs and gestures , and also before long in some degree by language , for they were very docile in repeating what was said to them , and soon began to learn quite a num- ber of words , directed ...
Page 96
... gold . He had some specimens with him , which he showed to the natives on every island , and made signs to them to ... gold was to be found was always at a distance . They told him , by signs , of course , that in such or such a direc ...
... gold . He had some specimens with him , which he showed to the natives on every island , and made signs to them to ... gold was to be found was always at a distance . They told him , by signs , of course , that in such or such a direc ...
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accordingly adventures afterward army arrived arrows ascer bank began board the ships boats body brought Cabot called canoes Captain Hudson Cartier cazique chief chieftain coast Columbus commander continued course crew Cuba determined difficulty direction discovered discovery distance Donnacona expedition explored Florida formed friendly further gold greatly Greenland Hochelaga hopes horses hundred Iceland Indians interior interpreters island JACOB ABBOTT John Cabot John Ortiz killed king land latitude length letters patent longitude maize means miles Narvaez natives navigators night north star northward officers Ortiz party passage to India Pinta Pinzon present reached ready received region remained respect river ROLLO sail sailors Sebastian Cabot seemed seen sent shore soon Soto Soto's southward Spain Spaniards Spanish squadron tain thickets thought tion took town tribe troops vessels village voyage whole wind
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