250 The Progress of Geographical Discovery. 



Cohoes: "That as far as we can understand by what the Mohaks say 

 and indicate, the French came with sloops as high up as their country 

 to trade with them/' 



There are plenty of other maps and globes, but I have selected such 

 as fairly show the stages of growth of geographical knowledge of our 

 coast. It is almost pitiful to recall how they went out, those early 

 navigators in their little ships, tumbling and tossing over tempestuous 

 seas, battered by wind and wave, one after the other, with undaunted 

 courage, each adding a little more to the stock of human knowledge 

 and to the opportunities for trade and commerce. But their sacrifices 

 and their deeds have made them immortal. Their mistakes are par- 

 doned and they are remembered simply for their bravery and for the 

 good they have done mankind. 



