Chapter 3

I am under strong obligations to MR. GEORGE R. HOWELL, Archivist of the New York State Library, for the aid he has given me in selecting from ancient Greek and Roman authors their substantial statements in regard to what they considerered[TN-10] in their day to have been discoveries in the western world.

Transcriber’s Note

The following misspellings and typographical errors were maintained.

Page Error TN-1 5 real sea. should read real sea.” TN-2 13 against Ai should read against Ai. TN-3 13 pealed should read peeled TN-4 20 compas should read compass TN-5 20 Guatamala should read Guatemala TN-6 24 controling should read controlling TN-7 26 implicitely should read implicitly TN-8 27 compeled should read compelled TN-9 29 irresistable should read irresistible TN-10 31 considerered should read considered

The following words were inconsistently hyphenated.

north-west / northwest Sea / sea (when referring to a named Sea)