Legendary Islands of the Atlantic: A Study in Medieval GeographyAmerican Geographical Society, 1922 - 196 pages |
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Page 175 - The Buss of Bridgewater, as she came homeward, to the southeastward of Frisland, discovered a great island in the latitude of 57 degrees and a half, which was never yet found before, and sailed three days along the coast, the land seeming to be fruitful, full of woods, and a champaign country.
Page 129 - The farther you go southwestwards, however, the more refinement you meet with, because the climate is more temperate, and accordingly there they have cities and temples dedicated to their idols, in which they sacrifice men and afterwards eat them.
Page 116 - there is an open sea flowing between Wineland and Markland. It is said that Thorfinn Karlsefni hewed a "house-neat-timber" and then went to seek Wineland the Good, and came to where they believed this land to be, but they did not succeed in exploring it or in obtaining any of its products.*
Page 68 - The people of Bristol have, for the last seven years, sent out every year two, three, or four light ships (caravels) in search of the island of Brasil and the seven cities. 1
Page 72 - did yet trouble Spaine, whence they had fled for the losse which they received by the death of the king of Spaine, Don Roderigo. The boateswaine of the ship brought home a little of the sand, and sold it unto a goldsmith of Lisbon, out of the which he had a good quantitie of gold. Don Pedro understanding this, being then
Page 2 - once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Page 101 - Breidafirth, who went thither from here and settled at that place, which • has since been called Ericsfirth. He gave a name to the country and called it Greenland and said that it must persuade men to go thither if
Page 116 - there; they likewise gave a name to the strands and called them Furdustrandir (Wonder Strands) because they were so long to sail by. Then the country became indented with bays
Page 2 - Suez of today] . . . after sailing due west for full an hundred days, one reaches this country. A single one of these (big) ships of theirs carries several thousand men, and on board they have stores of wine and provisions, as well as weaving looms. If one speaks of big ships, there are none so big
Page 27 - Farther to the west from these Pillars there is boundless sea. Himilco relates that . . . none has sailed ships over these waters, because propelling winds are lacking . . . likewise because darkness screens the light of day with a sort of clothing, and because a fog always conceals the