Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897, Maclean, John, 1851-1928, association, MacLean, Harrison John (autograph) · Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Co. · leaf 624
to lie north and south ofeach other; whereas the limit in force after June7, 1494, was 370 leagues (say 1,080 miles) westof the Azores, since Portugal, complaining of the first limit, had negotiated with Spain for anew limit, the Pope assenting; and this finallimit was confirmed by a convention at… … MAGELLAN. There is something pathetic in contrasting the magnificent fleet withwhich Magellan sailed, under the patronage of an emperor, with the poorlittle expedition of Columbus. With the new wealth of the Indies at com-mand, and with the resources now of a generation of successful discovery,the…
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