 ... navigation, he gave out that they had proceeded only five hundred and eighty-four leagues ; and, fortunately for Columbus, neither his own pilot, nor those of the other ships, had skill sufficient to correct this error, and discover the deceit.  The History of America - Page 101by William Robertson - 1787Full view - About this book
 | William Winterbotham - 1795 - 626 pages
...leagues; and, fortunately for Columbus, neither his own pilot, nor thofe of the other, fhips, had (kill fufficient to correft this error, and difcover the...beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed poflible; all their prognoftics of difcovery, drawi) from the flight of birds and other circumftances,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1796 - 644 pages
...his own pilot, nor thole of the other (hips, had {kill lufficient to correó this error, and difcovcr the deceit. They had now been above three weeks at...beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed po ilible ; all their prognoftics of diicovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other c:rcumit3nccs... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1799 - 616 pages
...leagues ; and, fortunately for Columbus, neither nil own pilot, nor thofe of the other fhips, had lkill fufficient to correft this error, and difcover the...navigators had attempted or deemed poffible; all their prognofties of difcovery, drawn from the ffight of birds and other circumftances, had proved fallacious... | |
 | William Robertson - 1809 - 382 pages
...sufficient to correct this error, and discover the deceit. They had now been above three weeks at sea ; they had proceeded far beyond what former navigators had attempted, or deemed possible ; all their prognostics of discovery, drawn from the flight of birds, and other circumstances,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 490 pages
...sufficient to correct this error, and discover tile deceit. They had now been above three weeks at sea ; they had proceeded far beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed possible ; all their prognostics of discovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other circumstances,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1813 - 620 pages
...sufficient to correct this error, and discover ihe deceit. They had now been above three weeks at sea ; they had proceeded far beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed possible ; all their prognosties i See NOTE XIU. qf discovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 470 pages
...sufficient to correct this error, and discover the deceit. They had now been above three weeks at sea ; they had proceeded far beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed possible ; all their prognostics of discovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other circumstances,... | |
 | William Robertson - 1817 - 448 pages
...sufficient to correct this error, and discover the deceit. They had now been above three weeks at sea ; they had ' proceeded far beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed possible ; all their prognostics of discovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other circumstances,... | |
 | R. P. Forster - 1818 - 514 pages
...sufficient to correct this error, and discover the deceit. They had now been about three weeks at sea ; they had proceeded far beyond what former navigators had attempted or deemed possible ; all thenprognostics of discovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other circumstances,... | |
 | William Winterbotham - 1819 - 606 pages
...leagues ; and, fortunately for Columbus, neither hi* own pilot, nor thofe of the other fhips, had (kill fufficient to correft this error, and difcover the...difcovery, drawn from the flight of birds and other circumftanccs, had proved fallacious; the appearances of land, with which their own credulity or the... | |
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