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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The course which Sir Francis Drake held from the haven
of Guatulco in the South sea on the backe side of
Nueva Espanna , to the North-west of California
as far
as fourtie three degrees: and his returne back along
the said Coast to thirtie eight degrees: where finding a
faire and goodly haven, he landed, and staying there
many weekes, and discovering many excellent things
in the countrey and great shewe of rich minerall matter,
and being offered the dominion of the countrey by the
Lord of the same, hee tooke possession thereof in the
behalfe of her Majestie, and named it Nova Albion . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, Divers voyages made by Englishmen to the famous Citie
of Mexico , and to all or most part of the other principall
provinces, cities, townes and places throughout the
great and large kingdom of New Spaine , even as farre
as Nicaragua
and Panama, & thence to Peru
: together
with a description of the Spaniards forme of government there: and sundry pleasant relations of the maners
and customes of the natural inhabitants, and of the
manifold rich commodities & strange rarities found in
those partes of the continent: & other matters most
worthy the observation. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A relation of the Haven of Tecuanapa , a most convenient
place for building of ships, situate upon the South sea
not farre from Nicaragua
, which was sent unto the
viceroy of Mexico
or to the king of Spaine : wherein
are described the rivers of Ometepec , Tlacamama , and
Tlacolula falling into the said Haven, with the townes,
people, and mountaines adjoyning to the said rivers,
and other things fit for the building and victualling of
ships. (search)
A relation of the Haven of Tecuanapa, a most convenient
place for building of ships, situate upon the South sea
not farre from Nicaragua
, which was sent unto the
viceroy of Mexico
or to the king of Spaine: wherein
are described the rivers of Ometepec, Tlacamama, and
Tlacolula falling into the said Haven, with the townes,
people, and mountaines adjoyning to the said rivers,
and other things fit for the building and victualling of
ships.
THE Port and small harbour of Tecuanapa hath in the
driest leagues,
about a league and a halfe distance from the waters side,
and in many other parts of the same river it hath great
quantitie of woods which use to grow in hot soiles, fit for
ship-timber, as Huber-trees, & Suchicuhitil, whereof they
of Nicaragua
make great profit. Also there be white
okes and Tehegurtes in great quantitie, and many other
kinds of timber: and in the mountaines there be firretrees, okes, and cork-trees, which easily may bee caried
downe the river, because they may be cut
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The discoverie of the large, rich, and beautifull Empire
of Guiana , with a relation of the great and golden citie
of Manoa (which the Spaniards call El Dorado ) and the
provinces of Emeria , Aromaia , Amapaia , and other
countries, with their rivers adjoyning. Performed in
the yeere 1595 by Sir Walter Ralegh Knight , Captaine
of Her Majesties Guard , Lorde Warden of the Stanneries , and Her Highnesse Lieutenant Generall of the
Countie of Corne-wall . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The Epistle Dedicatorie of sor Walter Ralegh to the right honourable the L. Charles Howard knight of the Garter &c. and sir Robert Cecil , Councellour &c. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, narrative 891 (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The relation of a Voyage made by a Pilot called Nuno
da Silva
for the Vice-roy of new Spaine , the 20. of
May , in the yere of our Lord 1579 . in the citie of
Mexico
, from whence it was sent to the Vice-roy of the
Portugall-Indies : wherein is set downe the course and
actions passed in the Voyage of Sir Francis Drake that
tooke the aforesayd Nuno da Silva
at S. Iago one of
the Islands of Cabo Verde , and caried him along with
him through the Streights of Magellan , to the Haven
of Guatulco in new Spaine , where he let him goe
againe. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A discourse of the West Indies and South sea written
by Lopez Vaz a Portugal
, borne in the citie of Elvas
,
continued unto the yere 1587 . Wherein among divers
rare things not hitherto delivered by any other writer,
certaine voyages of our Englishmen are truely reported:
which was intercepted with the author thereof at the
river of Plate, by Captaine Withrington and Captaine
Christopher Lister , in the fleete set foorth by the right
Honorable the Erle of Cumberland for the South sea
in the yeere 1586 . (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1862 , April
Charles Congdon, Tribune Essays: Leading Articles Contributing to the New York Tribune from 1857 to 1863. (ed. Horace Greeley), William the Conqueror . (search)