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The Voyage of Verrazzano - A Chapter in the Early History of Maritime Discovery in America by Henry Cruse Murphy
page 73 of 199 (36%)
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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