The Voyage of Verrazzano - A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America by Henry Cruse Murphy
page 73 of 199 (36%)
page 73 of 199 (36%)
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WE REACHED THE 50TH PARALLEL OF
NORTH LATITUDE, THE POINT WHERE WE TURNED OUR COURSE FROM THE SHORE TOWARDS HOME. BEYOND THIS POINT THE PORTUGUESE HAD ALREADY SAILED AS FAR NORTH AS THE ARCTIC CIRCLE, WITHOUT COMING TO THE TERMINATION OF THE LAND. VERSION OF RAMUSIO, Narrative. Navigando fra levante & tramontana per spatio di leghe 150, PERVENIMO PROPINQUI ALLA TERRA EGE PER IL PASSATO TREVORONO I BRETTONI, QUALE STA IN GRADI 50 & havendo horamai consumati tutti li nostri armeggi & vettovaglie, havendo scoperto leghe 700, & piu di nuova terra, fortnitoci di acque & legue, deliberammo tornare in Francia. * * * * * * * * * * * * Cosmography omitted. Translation Narrative. |
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