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The History of America - Page 108
by William Robertson - 1787 - 526 pages
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An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of ..., Volume 1

William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 pages
...found to be fo crazy and ill appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them,...provifions he took his departure from Gomera, one of the molt wefterly of the Canary iflands, on the fixth day of September. Here the voyage of difcovery may...
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An Historical, Geographical, Commercial, and Philosophical View of ..., Volume 1

William Winterbotham - 1799 - 616 pages
...fuperilitious than unfkilful, as a certain omen of the unfortunate deftiny of the expedition. Even in the-fhort run to the Canaries, the fhips were found to be fo...the Canary iflands, on the fixth day of September. Here the voyage of difcovery may properly be faid to begin ; for Columbus holding his courfe due weft,...
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The history of America. In which is included the posthumous volume ..., Volume 5

William Robertson - 1803 - 414 pages
...found to be fo crazy and ill-appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the befl of his power, and having fupplied himfelf with frefh provifions, he took his departure from Gomera,...
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America: In which is Included the Posthumous Volume Containing the ..., Volume 1

William Robertson - 1809 - 382 pages
...found to be so crazy and ill appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the best of his power, and having supplied himself with fresh provisions, he took his departure from Gomera,...
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The Historical Works of William Robertson: With an Account of His ..., Volume 3

William Robertson - 1813 - 620 pages
...found to be so crazy and ill-appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the best of his power , and having supplied hirn•revisions, he took hi Gomera, one of the most westerly...
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The historical works of William Robertson, with an account of his life and ...

William Robertson - 1813 - 490 pages
...found to be so crazy and ill appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the best of his power, and having supplied himself with fresh provisions, he took his departure from Gomera,...
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The works of William Robertson, D.D. To which is prefixed, an ..., Volume 8

William Robertson - 1817 - 448 pages
...found to be so crazy and ill-appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the best of his power, and having supplied himself with fresh provisions, he took his departure from Gomera,...
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An Historical, Topographical, and Statistical View of the United ..., Volume 1

William Winterbotham - 1819 - 606 pages
...were found to be fo crazy and Ul appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the bed of his power, and having fupplied hiinfelf with frefh provifions he took his departure from Gomera,...
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The Works of William Robertson: The history of America

William Robertson, Alexander Stewart - 1820 - 440 pages
...found to be so crazy and ill-appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the best of his power, and having supplied himself with fresh provisions, he took his departure from Gomera,...
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The works of William Robertson, D.D., with an account of his life ..., Volume 6

William Robertson - 1824 - 398 pages
...found to be so crazy and ill-appointed, as to be very improper for a navigation which was expected to be both long and dangerous. Columbus refitted them, however, to the best of his power, and having supplied himself with fresh provisions, he took his departure from Gomera,...
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