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Redburn: His First Voyage [1] is the fourth book by the American writer Herman Melville, first published in London in 1849. The book is semi-autobiographical and recounts the adventures of a refined youth among coarse and brutal sailors and the seedier areas of Liverpool .
A letter written by Christopher Columbus on February 15, 1493, is the first known document announcing the completion of his first voyage across the Atlantic, which set out in 1492 and reached the Americas. The letter was ostensibly written by Columbus himself, aboard the caravel Niña, on the return leg of his voyage. [2]
Juan Niño, the oldest of the brothers, [7] was master and owner of the caravel La Niña on Columbus's first voyage. [3] Upon their return, he accompanied Columbus to Barcelona [8] after staying several days at home in Moguer. He was also on the crew of the second and third voyages of Columbus. With his brother Pedro Alonso he traveled to the ...
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The route of Cook's first voyage Later state of map originally published 1748. Revised to show the discoveries of Cook's first voyage (1768-1771) and discoveries in Bering Strait. The first voyage of James Cook was a combined Royal Navy and Royal Society expedition to the south Pacific Ocean aboard HMS Endeavour, from 1768 to 1771.
Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 [1] – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first person to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian-born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer.
Set in the period from 1828 to 1865, it is a historically fictionalised biography of Robert FitzRoy, who was given command of HMS Beagle halfway through its first voyage. He subsequently captained the vessel over its famous second voyage, during which Charles Darwin travelled as his companion. The novel was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. [2]
For Brothers the cap would have been 334 at a burthen of 200 tons, or 336 at a burthen of 201 tons. 3rd voyage transporting enslaved people (1789–1790): Captain David Williams sailed from Bristol on 22 July 1789. [c] Brothers arrived at Cape Coast Castle on 5 September, and acquired captives at New Calabar. She arrived at St Vincent on 1 ...