Amerigo VespucciHarper & Brothers, 1907 - 257 pages |
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Page 234 - Africa] have been more extensively explored, and another fourth part has been discovered by Americus Vespucius (as will appear in what follows) : wherefore I do not see what is rightly to hinder us from calling it Amerige or America, ij., the land of Americus, after its discoverer Americus, a man of sagacious mind, since both Europe and Asia have got their names from women.
Page 21 - ... and store of jewels. This will moreover be grateful to those kings and princes who are very desirous to converse and trade with Christians of these our countries, whether it be for some of them to become Christians, or else to have communication with the wise and ingenious men in these parts, as well in point of religion as in all sciences, because of the extraordinary account they have of the kingdoms and government of these parts. For which reasons, and many more that might be alleged, I do...
Page 111 - If all were to be related concerning the little shame they have, it would be bordering on impropriety; therefore it is better to suppress it. After having sailed about four hundred leagues continually along the coast, we concluded that this land was a continent, which might be bounded by the eastern parts of Asia, this being the commencement of the western part of the continent...
Page 227 - World should have no better luck, — that broad America must wear the name of a thief. Amerigo Vespucci, the pickle-dealer at Seville, who * William Spence. went out, in 1499, a subaltern with Hojeda, and whose highest naval rank was boatswain's mate in an expedition that never sailed, managed in this lying world to supplant Columbus, and baptize half the earth with his own dishonest name.
Page 107 - To the right hand I turned, and fixed my mind On the other pole attentive, where I saw Four stars ne'er seen before save by the ken Of our first parents. Heaven of their rays 25 Seemed joyous. O thou northern site! bereft Indeed, and widowed, since of these deprived.
Page 116 - ... half a span long and three fingers thick. The sovereigns esteem them most highly, and have preserved them among their jewels. We brought also a piece of crystal, which some jewellers say is beryl, and, according to what the Indians told us, they had a great quantity of the same; we brought fourteen flesh-colored pearls...
Page 109 - ... always stood in much greater fear on that account. Still they are a people of gentle disposition and beautiful stature. They go entirely naked, and the arms which they carry are bows and arrows and shields. They are a people of great activity and much courage. They are very excellent marksmen. In fine, we held much intercourse with them, and they took us to one of their villages, about two leagues inland, and gave us our breakfast. They gave whatever was asked of them, though I think more through...
Page 103 - This present fetter will inform you that about a month ago I arrived from the Indies, by the way of the great ocean, brought, by the grace of God, safely to this city of Seville. I think your excellency will be gratified to...
Page 208 - He has always been desirous of serving me," wrote Columbus, " and is an honorable man, though fortune has been unpropitious to him, as to many others, and his labors have not brought him the profit which he had reason to expect. He goes on my account, and with a great desire to do something which may redound to my advantage, if it is in his power.
Page 20 - ... show the said route on a map such as those made for navigating, and thus I send it to HM made and drawn by my hand : whereon is given all the extremity of the west, starting from Ireland southwards to the end of Guinea, with all the islands that are on this route, opposite which [islands] due west is the beginning of the Indies with the islands and places whither you can deviate by the equinoctial line, and for what distance — that is to say, in how many leagues you can reach those places most...