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The Project Gutenberg EBook of A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III., by Robert Kerr This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III. Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Author: Robert Kerr Release Date: May 11, 2004 [EBook #12325] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, VOL. III *** Produced by Robert Connal, Allen Siddle and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions [Transcriber's note: The spelling and punctuation inconsistencies and typographical errors of the original have been preserved in this etext.] A GENERAL HISTORY AND COLLECTION OF VOYAGES AND TRAVELS, ARRANGED IN SYSTEMATIC ORDER: FORMING A COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION, DISCOVERY, AND COMMERCE, BY SEA AND LAND, FROM THE EARLIEST AGES TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY ROBERT KERR, F.R.S. & F.A.S. EDIN. ILLUSTRATED BY MAPS AND CHARTS. VOL. III. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH: AND T. CADELL, LONDON MDCCCXXIV * * * * * CONTENTS OF VOL III. PART II. CONTINUED. BOOK II. HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND OF SOME OF THE EARLY CONQUESTS IN THE NEW WORLD CHAP. I. History of the discovery of America, by Christopher Columbus, written by his son Don Ferdinand Columbus, Introduction, Epochs of American discovery, Authors Preface. SECT. I. Of the country, original, and name of Admiral Christopher Columbus; with other particulars of his life previous to his arrival in Portugal. II. Of his first coming to Portugal, and the motives of his proposing to discover the West Indies. III. The Admiral, disgusted by the procedure of the King of Portugal, in regard to the proposed discovery, offers his services to the court of Spain. IV. Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus
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