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Page 30
... south of Shanghai . Marco Polo says it was in the province of Mangi , near Catay , and that the word means city of heaven . " An erroneous transcription . It should be 22 . The true distance was 1,105 leagues . - N . nothing , owing to ...
... south of Shanghai . Marco Polo says it was in the province of Mangi , near Catay , and that the word means city of heaven . " An erroneous transcription . It should be 22 . The true distance was 1,105 leagues . - N . nothing , owing to ...
Page 38
... south . . . miles to the land , where he saw many islets and openings . As the wind was high and the sea rough , he did not dare to risk an attempt to enter , but ran along the coast W.N.W. , looking out for a port , and saw many , but ...
... south . . . miles to the land , where he saw many islets and openings . As the wind was high and the sea rough , he did not dare to risk an attempt to enter , but ran along the coast W.N.W. , looking out for a port , and saw many , but ...
Page 41
... south which he wished to explore ; the other , because the Indians he brought with him , whom he had taken at the island of Guanahani , which he named San Salvador , eight leagues from Isabella , might get away , and he said that he ...
... south which he wished to explore ; the other , because the Indians he brought with him , whom he had taken at the island of Guanahani , which he named San Salvador , eight leagues from Isabella , might get away , and he said that he ...
Page 42
... south to see the land he had seen in that quarter . When the sun rose he was as far off as the day before , owing to adverse currents , the land being 40 miles off . This night Martin Alonso shaped a course to the east , to go to the ...
... south to see the land he had seen in that quarter . When the sun rose he was as far off as the day before , owing to adverse currents , the land being 40 miles off . This night Martin Alonso shaped a course to the east , to go to the ...
Page 47
... south side of sufficient width for a gal- ley to enter it , but so concealed that it is not visible until close to . Entering it for the length of the boat , there was a depth of from 5 to 8 fathoms . In passing up it the freshness and ...
... south side of sufficient width for a gal- ley to enter it , but so concealed that it is not visible until close to . Entering it for the length of the boat , there was a depth of from 5 to 8 fathoms . In passing up it the freshness and ...
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