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A T-map, 13th century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
The Kaiser holding the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 From a 12th-century MS.
The "Anglo-Saxon" Map of the World, drawn about 990 A.D. . . . . 137 From the Cotton MSS. in the British Museum.
Africa--from Ceuta to Madeira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.
The Voyage to Cape Blanco from Cape Bojador . . . . . . . . . . . 142 From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.
A Portion of Africa illustrating Cadamosto's Voyage beyond Cape Blanco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 From FRA MAURO'S Map, 1457.
Sketch of Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 From FRA MAURO'S Map of the World, 1457.
Negro Boys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 From CABOT'S Map, 1544.
The West Coast of Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 From MARTIN BEHAIM'S Map, 1492.
The Parting of Columbus with Ferdinand and Isabella, 3rd August 1492 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 From DE BRY'S account of the Voyages to India, 1601.
Columbus's Ship, the Santa Maria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 From a Woodcut of 1493, supposed to be after a Drawing by COLUMBUS.
Columbus landing on Hispaniola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 From a Woodcut of 1494.
The first Representation of the People of the New World . . . . . 163 From a Woodcut published at Augsburg between 1497 and 1504.
The Town of Isabella and the Colony founded by Columbus . . . . . 166 From a Woodcut of 1494.
Vasco da Gama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 From a contemporary Portrait.
Africa as it was known after da Gama's Expeditions . . . . . . . 175 From JUAN DE LA COSA'S Map of 1500.
Calicut and the Southern Indian Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 From JUAN DE LA COSA'S Map, 1500.
The Malabar Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 From FRA MAURO'S Map.
A Ship of Albuquerque's Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 From a very fine Woodcut in the British Museum.
A Ship of Java and the China Seas in the 16th century . . . . . . 187 From LINSCHOTEN'S Navigatio ac Itinerarium, 1598.
One of the first Maps of the Pacific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 From DIEGO RIBERO'S Map, 1529.
Magellan's Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 From MERCATOR'S Mappe Monde, 1569.
A Ship of the 16th century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 From AMORETTI'S translation of Magellan's Voyage round the World.
"Hondius his Map of the Magellan Streight" . . . . . . . . . . . 201 From a Map by JODOCUS HONDIUS, about 1590.
The first Ship that sailed round the World . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Magellan's Victoria, from HULSIUS'S Collection of Voyages, 1602.
Hernando Cortes, Conqueror of Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 After the original Portrait at Mexico.
The Battles of the Spaniards in Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 From an ancient Aztec Drawing.
Pizarro . . . . . . .