Notable Voyagers, From Columbus to Nordenskiold

Columbus before the conclave of Professors at Seville--His parentage and early history--Battle with Venetian galleys--Residence in Portugal-- Marries widow of a navigator--Groun...

Columbus returns to Palos--Assisted by the Prior of La Rabida--The Pinzons agree to join him--Difficulty of obtaining ships and men--At length three vessels fitted out--Sails in...

The Tortugas--Returns to Hispaniola--Picks up an Indian in a canoe on the way--The Indian's report induces a cacique to visit the ships-- Friendly intercourse with other cacique...

Preparations for another voyage rapidly made--Foneseca appointed to superintend the expedition--Indians brought home baptised--Fleet sails from Bay of Cadiz on the 25th of Septe...

Again off Cuba--The numerous keys--Inhabitants hide--Sees a canoe-- Curious mode of fishing--Intercourse with the friendly cacique of Ornofay--Believes that he is approaching As...

Columbus, after many delays, fits out another squadron, and sails on his third voyage, 30th May, 1498--Touches at Gomara--Retakes a prize to a French privateer--Off the Cape de...

Columbus sails from Cadiz the 9th of May, 1502, in command of four caravels--Reaches Martinico, and steers for San Domingo to change one of his vessels finds Bobadilla about to...

The squadron encounters fearful storms--Returns to Veragua--The Adelantado visits the cacique Quibian--Vessels nearly lost by a bore in the river--The Adelantado sets off for th...

Early voyages of Portuguese to coast of Africa--Prince Henry of Portugal--Cape Bojador discovered--Madeira visited by Gonzales--Dom Joao the Second--Bartholomew Diaz discovers C...

The squadron sails along the coast on Christmas Day--That part is named Natal--Reaches the "River of Mercy"--Careen ships--The _Saint Miguel_ broken up--Coelho ascends the river...

Vessels fitted with tanks--Native pilots agree to guide them to India-- Their advanced knowledge of navigation--Another column erected--A convict lad left with the King--Farewel...

Treacherous trick to entrap Vasco da Gama--The Castilian warns him not to complain--Badly treated--Carried from place to place a prisoner-- Sends on board for merchandise--Still...

Rivalry between the crowns of Castile and Portugal--Magalhaens, a Portuguese, offers his services to the Emperor Charles the Fifth of Spain, to find a passage through America in...

The Rajahs of Zebut and Mazagua pay tribute--Magalhaens attacks the Rajah of Matan--Sad death of the Admiral--Treachery of the Rajah of Zebut--Massacre of Spanish officers--Don...

Drake introduced to Queen Elizabeth--Describes his birth, education, early voyages, adventures with Hawkins, capture of treasure, and first sight of the South Sea--Exploit and d...

Squadron at Port Saint Julien--Attacked by the natives--Captain Winter, and Oliver the gunner, killed--Doughty's conspiracy--Trial--Execution-- Squadron sails--Enters the Strait...

The _Golden Hind_ chases the _Cacafuego_--Pursued by the Spaniards-- Captures several vessels--The Line crossed--When off Cape Francisco a sail seen ahead--The _Cacafuego_ heave...

Search of passage to north-east abandoned--Passage across the Pacific--A group of islands made--Thievish practices of the natives--Called the Carolines--The Moluccas reached--Fr...

Parentage of Cavendish--Sails with Sir Richard Grenville to the West Indies--Introduced to the Queen--Fits out expedition for the South Sea-- Sails from Plymouth--Lands at Sierr...

Desire of Dutch merchants to find a fresh passage into the South Sea--Le Maire applies to Captain Schouten--The _Unity_ and _Horn_ fitted out-- Sail--Touch at Dover and Plymouth...

His parentage--Early voyages--Sails for Jamaica as a planter--Visits Bay of Campeachy--Turns logwood-cutter--His adventures--Joins the buccaneers--Succeeds--Returns to England--...

The _Cygnet_ and a bark sail from Cape Corrientes for the Ladrones-- Short allowance of food--The crew threaten to mutiny--Narrow escape from shipwreck--Guam reached--Friendly i...

Dampier in command of the _Roebuck_--Voyage to New Holland--Visits the shore--The first kangaroo seen--Failure of attempt to catch a native-- The ship, refitted at Timor, sails...

War with Spain--Original plan of expedition abandoned--The _Centurion_ and other ships ordered to form a squadron under Commodore Anson-- Miserable equipment--Ships overladen--D...

Birth and education--Enters the Royal Navy--Employed to take soundings in the Saint Lawrence--Diligence in study--Marriage--Expedition to observe the transit of Venus--Cook appo...

Supposed great southern land--Exploring expedition formed--Captain Cook appointed commander--Equipment of the _Resolution_ and _Adventure_--Sail from Plymouth--Reported discover...

A third voyage planned--The _Resolution_ and _Discovery_ commissioned-- Expedition sails--Omai taken on board--Touch at the Cape of Good Hope-- Van Diemen's Land--New Zealand--T...

Ancient voyagers in arctic seas--Parry's voyage in command of the _Alexander_--Under Captain John Ross--Parry's first expedition with the _Hecla_ and _Griper_--The ice reached--...

Sir John Franklin, whose Arctic expeditions and their consequences will form the subject of this chapter, was born at Spilsby, in Lincolnshire, on the 16th of April, 1786. He wa...

The Americans had already sent out an expedition to search for Franklin, which was commanded by Lieutenant De Haven. These vessels were the _Advance_ and _Rescue_, and the exped...

While Doctor Kane was away in 1853 the North-West Passage had been demonstrated by Captains McClure and Collinson, who it may be remembered went on in 1850 in the _Investigator_...

The _Germania_ and _Hansa_--They part company--The fate of the _Hansa_ and her crew--The _Germania_ expedition and its return--Voyage of Payer and Weyprecht in 1871--Austro-Hung...

Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiold was born at Helsingfors, Finland, in November, 1832. His father was a distinguished naturalist; Erik often accompanied him in his expeditions, and t...

We must pass rapidly by Doctor Hayes' voyages undertaken to survey Greenland. He fully believed in the theory of the "open Polar Sea," and he had been a member of Kane's party....

In 1875 the British Government commissioned the _Alert_ and the _Discovery_, under the command respectively of Captains Nares and Stephenson, to explore the Arctic regions of th...