A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 - Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by
Kerr, Robert, 1755-1813
English
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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. VI.
WILLIAM BLACKWOOD, EDINBURGH:
AND T. CADELL, LONDON.
MDCCCXXIV.
CONTENTS OF VOLUME VI.
PART II.--(Continued.)
BOOK II.--(Continued.)
HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, AND OF SOME OF THEEARLY CONQUESTS IN THE NEW WORLD.
CHAPTER XI.
Early English voyages of discovery to America.Introduction.
SECTION I. Discovery of Newfoundland by John and SebastianCabot in 1497, in the service of Henry VII. of England.
SECTION II. Discourse by Galeacius Butrigarius, Papal Legatein Spain, respecting the Discoveries in America, by SebastianCabot.
SECTION III. Notice concerning Sebastian Cabot by Ramusio, inthe Preface to the third Volume of his Navigations.
SECTION IV. Notice respecting the voyage of Sebastian Cabot tothe north-west, from Peter Martyr ab Angleria.
SECTION V. Testimony of Francisco Lopez de Gomara, concerningthe discoveries of Sebastian Cabota.
SECTION VI. Note respecting the discoveries of SebastianCabot; from the latter part of Fabians Chronicle.
SECTION VII. Brief notice of the discovery of Newfoundland, byMr Robert Thorne.
SECTION VIII. Grant by Edward VI. of a Pension and the Officeof Grand Pilot of England to Sebastian Cabot.
SECTION IX. Voyage of Sir Thomas Pert and Sebastian Cabotabout the year 1516, to Brazil, St Domingo, and Porto Rico.
SECTION X. Brief note of a voyage by Thomas Tison to the WestIndies, before the year 1526.
CHAPTER XII.
The Voyages of Jacques Cartier from St Maloes to Newfoundlandand Canada, in the years 1534 and 1535.
Introduction.
SECTION I. The first voyage of Jacques Cartier to Newfoundlandand Canada, in 1534.
SECTION II. The second voyage of Jacques Cartier, to Canada,Hochelega, Saguenay, and other lands now called New France; with
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