VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS: 1000 A.D.-1682
CONTENTS
VOL. I--VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION. By the Editor
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I. Men from Asia and from Norway. By Justin Winsor
II. How the Norwegians Came to Vinland
III. The First European Child
IV. Other Pre-Columbian Voyages. By Henry Wheaton
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS:
I. As Described by Washington Irving
II. As Described by Columbus Himself
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI PARTITIONING AMERICA
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Peter Martyr's Account
THE VOYAGES OF VESPUCIUS. Vespucius' Own Account
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. As Described by Vespucius
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON. Parkman's Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA. By Manuel Jose Quintana
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC. By John Fiske
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO. Verazzano's Own Account
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Cartier's Own Account
SEARCHES FOR THE "SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA." By Reuben Gold Thwaites
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH-WEST. De Vaca's Own Account
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTH-WEST. Coronado's Own Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO. Parkman's Account
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO. By One of De Soto's Companions
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. By One of Drake's Companions
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. By Robert Juet, Hudson's Secretary
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. By Champlain
Himself
MARQUETTE'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Marquette's Own Account
THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE. By Father Claude Dablon
THE DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS. By Father Louis Hennepin
LA SALLE'S VOYAGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. By Francis Parkman
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
1000 A.D.--1682
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I
THE MEN FROM ASIA AND FROM NORWAY[1]
BY JUSTIN WINSOR
There is not a race of eastern Asia--Siberian, Tatar, Chinese,
Japanese, Malay, with the Polynesians--which has not been claimed as
discoverers, intending or accidental, of American shores, or as
progenitors, more or less perfect or remote, of American peoples; and
there is no good reason why any one of them may not have done all that
is claimed. The historical evidence, however, is not such as is based
on documentary proofs of indisputable character, and the recitals
advanced are often far from precise enough to be convincing in
details, if their general authenticity is allowed.
Nevertheless, it is much more than barely probable that the ice of
Bering Straits or the line of the Aleutian Islands was the pathway of
successive immigrations, on occasions perhaps far apart, or maybe near
together; and there is hardly a stronger demonstration of such a
connection between the two continents than the physical resemblances
of the peoples now living on the opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean
in these upper latitudes, with the similarity of the flora which
environs them on either shore.
It is quite as conceivable that the great northern current, setting
east athwart the Pacific, should from time to time have carried along
disabled vessels, and stranded them on the shores of California and
farther north leading to the infusion of Asiatic blood among whatever
there may have been antecedent or autochthonous in the coast peoples.
It is certainly in this way possible that the Chinese or Japanese may
have helped populate the western slopes of the American continent.
There is no improbability even of the Malays of southeastern Asia
extending step by step to the Polynesian Islands, and among them and
beyond them, till the shores of a new world finally received the
impress of their footsteps and of their ethnic characteristics. We may
very likely recognize not proofs, but indications, along the shores of
South America, that its original people constituted such a stock or
were increased by it.
As respects the possible early connections of America on the side of
Europe, there is an equally extensive array of claims, and they have
been set forth, first and last, with more persistency than effect....
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VOL. I--VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION. By the Editor
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I. Men from Asia and from Norway. By Justin Winsor
II. How the Norwegians Came to Vinland
III. The First European Child
IV. Other Pre-Columbian Voyages. By Henry Wheaton
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS:
I. As Described by Washington Irving
II. As Described by Columbus Himself
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI PARTITIONING AMERICA
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Peter Martyr's Account
THE VOYAGES OF VESPUCIUS. Vespucius' Own Account
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. As Described by Vespucius
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON. Parkman's Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA. By Manuel Jose Quintana
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC. By John Fiske
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO. Verazzano's Own Account
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Cartier's Own Account
SEARCHES FOR THE "SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA." By Reuben Gold Thwaites
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH-WEST. De Vaca's Own Account
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTH-WEST. Coronado's Own Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO. Parkman's Account
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO. By One of De Soto's Companions
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. By One of Drake's Companions
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. By Robert Juet, Hudson's Secretary
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. By Champlain
Himself
MARQUETTE'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Marquette's Own Account
THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE. By Father Claude Dablon
THE DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS. By Father Louis Hennepin
LA SALLE'S VOYAGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. By Francis Parkman
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
1000 A.D.--1682
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I
THE MEN FROM ASIA AND FROM NORWAY[1]
BY JUSTIN WINSOR
There is not a race of eastern Asia--Siberian, Tatar, Chinese,
Japanese, Malay, with the Polynesians--which has not been claimed as
discoverers, intending or accidental, of American shores, or as
progenitors, more or less perfect or remote, of American peoples; and
there is no good reason why any one of them may not have done all that
is claimed. The historical evidence, however, is not such as is based
on documentary proofs of indisputable character, and the recitals
advanced are often far from precise enough to be convincing in
details, if their general authenticity is allowed.
Nevertheless, it is much more than barely probable that the ice of
Bering Straits or the line of the Aleutian Islands was the pathway of
successive immigrations, on occasions perhaps far apart, or maybe near
together; and there is hardly a stronger demonstration of such a
connection between the two continents than the physical resemblances
of the peoples now living on the opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean
in these upper latitudes, with the similarity of the flora which
environs them on either shore.
It is quite as conceivable that the great northern current, setting
east athwart the Pacific, should from time to time have carried along
disabled vessels, and stranded them on the shores of California and
farther north leading to the infusion of Asiatic blood among whatever
there may have been antecedent or autochthonous in the coast peoples.
It is certainly in this way possible that the Chinese or Japanese may
have helped populate the western slopes of the American continent.
There is no improbability even of the Malays of southeastern Asia
extending step by step to the Polynesian Islands, and among them and
beyond them, till the shores of a new world finally received the
impress of their footsteps and of their ethnic characteristics. We may
very likely recognize not proofs, but indications, along the shores of
South America, that its original people constituted such a stock or
were increased by it.
As respects the possible early connections of America on the side of
Europe, there is an equally extensive array of claims, and they have
been set forth, first and last, with more persistency than effect....
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS: 1000 A.D.-1682
CONTENTS
VOL. I--VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION. By the Editor
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I. Men from Asia and from Norway. By Justin Winsor
II. How the Norwegians Came to Vinland
III. The First European Child
IV. Other Pre-Columbian Voyages. By Henry Wheaton
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS:
I. As Described by Washington Irving
II. As Described by Columbus Himself
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI PARTITIONING AMERICA
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Peter Martyr's Account
THE VOYAGES OF VESPUCIUS. Vespucius' Own Account
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. As Described by Vespucius
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON. Parkman's Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA. By Manuel Jose Quintana
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC. By John Fiske
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO. Verazzano's Own Account
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Cartier's Own Account
SEARCHES FOR THE "SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA." By Reuben Gold Thwaites
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH-WEST. De Vaca's Own Account
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTH-WEST. Coronado's Own Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO. Parkman's Account
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO. By One of De Soto's Companions
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. By One of Drake's Companions
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. By Robert Juet, Hudson's Secretary
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. By Champlain
Himself
MARQUETTE'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Marquette's Own Account
THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE. By Father Claude Dablon
THE DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS. By Father Louis Hennepin
LA SALLE'S VOYAGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. By Francis Parkman
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
1000 A.D.--1682
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I
THE MEN FROM ASIA AND FROM NORWAY[1]
BY JUSTIN WINSOR
There is not a race of eastern Asia--Siberian, Tatar, Chinese,
Japanese, Malay, with the Polynesians--which has not been claimed as
discoverers, intending or accidental, of American shores, or as
progenitors, more or less perfect or remote, of American peoples; and
there is no good reason why any one of them may not have done all that
is claimed. The historical evidence, however, is not such as is based
on documentary proofs of indisputable character, and the recitals
advanced are often far from precise enough to be convincing in
details, if their general authenticity is allowed.
Nevertheless, it is much more than barely probable that the ice of
Bering Straits or the line of the Aleutian Islands was the pathway of
successive immigrations, on occasions perhaps far apart, or maybe near
together; and there is hardly a stronger demonstration of such a
connection between the two continents than the physical resemblances
of the peoples now living on the opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean
in these upper latitudes, with the similarity of the flora which
environs them on either shore.
It is quite as conceivable that the great northern current, setting
east athwart the Pacific, should from time to time have carried along
disabled vessels, and stranded them on the shores of California and
farther north leading to the infusion of Asiatic blood among whatever
there may have been antecedent or autochthonous in the coast peoples.
It is certainly in this way possible that the Chinese or Japanese may
have helped populate the western slopes of the American continent.
There is no improbability even of the Malays of southeastern Asia
extending step by step to the Polynesian Islands, and among them and
beyond them, till the shores of a new world finally received the
impress of their footsteps and of their ethnic characteristics. We may
very likely recognize not proofs, but indications, along the shores of
South America, that its original people constituted such a stock or
were increased by it.
As respects the possible early connections of America on the side of
Europe, there is an equally extensive array of claims, and they have
been set forth, first and last, with more persistency than effect....
VOL. I--VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION. By the Editor
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I. Men from Asia and from Norway. By Justin Winsor
II. How the Norwegians Came to Vinland
III. The First European Child
IV. Other Pre-Columbian Voyages. By Henry Wheaton
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS:
I. As Described by Washington Irving
II. As Described by Columbus Himself
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI PARTITIONING AMERICA
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Peter Martyr's Account
THE VOYAGES OF VESPUCIUS. Vespucius' Own Account
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS. As Described by Vespucius
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON. Parkman's Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA. By Manuel Jose Quintana
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC. By John Fiske
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO. Verazzano's Own Account
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE:
I. The Account Given by John A. Doyle
II. Cartier's Own Account
SEARCHES FOR THE "SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA." By Reuben Gold Thwaites
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTH-WEST. De Vaca's Own Account
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTH-WEST. Coronado's Own Account
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO. Parkman's Account
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO. By One of De Soto's Companions
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA. By One of Drake's Companions
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER. By Robert Juet, Hudson's Secretary
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN. By Champlain
Himself
MARQUETTE'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Marquette's Own Account
THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE. By Father Claude Dablon
THE DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS. By Father Louis Hennepin
LA SALLE'S VOYAGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI. By Francis Parkman
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS
1000 A.D.--1682
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I
THE MEN FROM ASIA AND FROM NORWAY[1]
BY JUSTIN WINSOR
There is not a race of eastern Asia--Siberian, Tatar, Chinese,
Japanese, Malay, with the Polynesians--which has not been claimed as
discoverers, intending or accidental, of American shores, or as
progenitors, more or less perfect or remote, of American peoples; and
there is no good reason why any one of them may not have done all that
is claimed. The historical evidence, however, is not such as is based
on documentary proofs of indisputable character, and the recitals
advanced are often far from precise enough to be convincing in
details, if their general authenticity is allowed.
Nevertheless, it is much more than barely probable that the ice of
Bering Straits or the line of the Aleutian Islands was the pathway of
successive immigrations, on occasions perhaps far apart, or maybe near
together; and there is hardly a stronger demonstration of such a
connection between the two continents than the physical resemblances
of the peoples now living on the opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean
in these upper latitudes, with the similarity of the flora which
environs them on either shore.
It is quite as conceivable that the great northern current, setting
east athwart the Pacific, should from time to time have carried along
disabled vessels, and stranded them on the shores of California and
farther north leading to the infusion of Asiatic blood among whatever
there may have been antecedent or autochthonous in the coast peoples.
It is certainly in this way possible that the Chinese or Japanese may
have helped populate the western slopes of the American continent.
There is no improbability even of the Malays of southeastern Asia
extending step by step to the Polynesian Islands, and among them and
beyond them, till the shores of a new world finally received the
impress of their footsteps and of their ethnic characteristics. We may
very likely recognize not proofs, but indications, along the shores of
South America, that its original people constituted such a stock or
were increased by it.
As respects the possible early connections of America on the side of
Europe, there is an equally extensive array of claims, and they have
been set forth, first and last, with more persistency than effect....
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