Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . quadrant. The fleet set sail from Melinda on the 24th ofApril. As they had now gone far enough towards the north,and as India lay nearly east, they bade farewell to the coast, ofwhich they had hardly lost sight since leaving Lisbon, and struckinto the open sea, or rather a wide gulf of the Indian Ocean,seven hundred and fifty leagues across. A few days after,having crossed the line, the crew were delighted to behold againthe stars and constellations of the Northe
Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . quadrant. The fleet set sail from Melinda on the 24th ofApril. As they had now gone far enough towards the north,and as India lay nearly east, they bade farewell to the coast, ofwhich they had hardly lost sight since leaving Lisbon, and struckinto the open sea, or rather a wide gulf of the Indian Ocean,seven hundred and fifty leagues across. A few days after,having crossed the line, the crew were delighted to behold againthe stars and constellations of the Northern hemisphere. The MAN UPON THE SEA. 183 voyage was rapid and fortunate; for in twenty-three days theyarrived off the Malabar coast, and, after a day or two of south-ing, discovered the lofty hills which overhang the city of Gama amply rewarded the pilot, released the malefactorsfrom their fetters, and summoned the crew to prayer. Theanchor was then thrown, and a feast was spread in honor of theday. The route by sea had been discovered from the Tagus tothe Ganges: da Gama had laid out the way from Belem CALICUT IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.
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