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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 From the Portrait at
Cuzco.
Peru and South America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 From the Map
of the World, 1544, usually ascribed to SEBASTIAN CABOT.
Peruvian Warriors of the Inca Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 From an
ancient Peruvian Painting.
Part of North America, showing Sebastian Cabot's Voyage to
Newfoundland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 From the Map of
1544, usually ascribed to CABOT.
Jacques Cartier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 From an old
Pen-drawing at the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris.
Canada and the River St. Lawrence, showing Quebec . . . . . . . . 231
From LESCARBOT'S Histoire de la Nouvelle France, 1609.
New France, showing Newfoundland, Labrador, and the St. Lawrence
233 From JOCOMO DI GASTALDI'S Map, about 1550.
Ivan Vasiliwich, King of Muscovie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 From an
old Woodcut.
Anthony Jenkinson's Map of Russia, Muscovy, and Tartary . . . . 242-3
Published in 1562.
Greenlanders as seen by Martin Frobisher . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 From
Captain BESTE'S Account of Frobisher's Voyages, 1578.
Sir Francis Drake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 From
HOLLAND'S Heroologia, 1620.
The Silver Map of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 From
Medallion in British Museum.
The Silver Map of the World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 From
Medallion in British Museum.
The Golden Hind at New Albion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 From the
Chart of Drake's Voyages.
The Golden Hind at Java . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 From the Chart
of Drake's Voyages.
An Eskimo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 From a
Water-colour Drawing by JOHN WHITE, about 1585.
A Ship of the late 16th century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 From Ortelius,
1598.
Nova Zembla and the Arctic Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 From a
Map in DE BRY'S Grands Voyages, 1598.
Barents in the Arctic--"Hut wherein we wintered" . . . . . . . . 269 From
DE VEER'S Account of the Voyages of Barents, 1598.
Hudson's Map of his Voyages in the Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 From
his Book published in 1612.
A Ship of Hudson's Fleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 From his
Voyages, 1612.
Baffin's Map of his Voyages to the North . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 From
original MS., drawn by BAFFIN, in the British Museum.
Sir Walter
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