hese. When Magellan passed through the strait that bears his name,
and his ship completed the first circumnavigation of the globe, men
began first to see that America was no part of Asia. In further proof
they sought to find a passage into the Pacific from the north, as a
complement to Magellan's passage from the south. Such an attempt was
first made by the Spaniards under Vasquez d'Ayllon, four years after
the voyage of Magellan; that is, in 1524. Ayllon was hoping to find
this passage when he put in at Hampton Roads, just as Hudson hoped to
find it, eighty-five years afterward, when he entered the harbor of
New York--Hudson, who in a later voyage, sought it once more in Hudson
Bay, and perished miserably there, set adrift in an open boat and
abandoned by his own mutinous sailors.
F.W.H.
CONTENTS
VOL. I--VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION. By the Editor
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I. Men from Asia and from Norway. By Justin Winsor
II. How the Norwegians Came to Vinland
III. The First European Child
IV. Other Pre-Columbian Voyages. By Henry Wheaton
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS:
I. As Described by Washington Irving
II. As Described by Columbus Himself
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI PARTITIONING AMERICA
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Peter Martyr's Account
THE VOYAGES OF VESPUCIUS. Vespucius' Own Account
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. As Described by Vespucius
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON. Parkman's Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA. By Manuel Jose Quintana
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC. By John Fiske
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO. Verazzano's Own Account
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Cartier's Own Account
SEARCHES FOR THE "SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA." By Reuben Gold Thwaites
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH-WEST. De Vaca's Own Account
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTH-WEST. Coronado's Own Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO. Parkman's Account
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO. By One of De Soto's Companions
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. By One of Drake's Companions
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. By Robert Juet, Hudson's Secretary
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON L
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