The Voyage of Verrazzano - A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America by Henry Cruse Murphy
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tempe fa trovorno li Lusitani,
quali seguirno piu al septentrione, pervenendo sino al circulo artico e'l fine lasciendo incognito. Translation Narrative. After sailing between east and north the distance of one hundred and fifty leagues more and finding our provisions and naval stores nearly exhausted, we took in wood and water, and determined to return to France having discovered VII that is 700 leagues of unknown lands. * * * * * * * * * * * Cosmography. In the voyage which we made by order of your Majesty, in addition to the 92 degrees we ran towards the west from our point of departure, before we reached land in the latitude of 34, we have to count 300 leagues which we ran northeastwardly, and 400 nearly east along the coast before |
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