INDEX. 



779 



Cook, among water spouts, 485. 

 at Friendly Islands, 488. 

 discovered New Caledonia, his third voy- 

 age, 494. 

 discovered Sandwich Islands, 497. 

 deified, 502. 

 death, 507. 



results of his voyages, 477. 

 Cuttlefish, 707. 



Cuba discovered by Columbus, 168. 



taken possession of for Spain, 172. 

 Crusades, 97. 



character of, 98. 



effects of, 101. 



D. 



Dampier, William, his history, 380. 



describes the plantain, 384. 



his narrative, 390. 



last voyage, 405. 

 Danish vessels of the tenth century, 104. 



piratical excursions of, 105. 

 Da Gama, 24. 



contrasted with Columbus, 185. 



his nativity, 192. 



his voyage, 194. 



his firmness, 197. 



at the cape, 200. 



in Africa, 201. 



in Ilindostan, 210. 



overwhelmed with honors, 212. 



his flag-ship, 21G. 

 Deluge, traditions of, 43. 

 Delphos centre of the world, 67. 

 Devil's Nip, 581. 



De Solis captured and eaten by cannibals, 

 236. 



Decked ships, invention of, 73. 

 Deep sea soundings, 719. 



thermometer, 727. 

 Dionysius of Syracuse, 74. 

 Diego, 148. 



Diaz, Bartholomew, object of his squadron, 

 141. 



discovered the Cape of Good Hope, 142. 

 accompanies da Gama, 194. 

 lost in a storm at sea, 213. 

 Diving bell, 652. 



apparatus of, 653. 



Diving apparatus described, 664. 

 Divers, ready to go down, 660. 



down, 662. 



arming the, 668. 



finding a box, 666. 



narrow escape of, 677. 



making friends of fish, 681. 

 Diving, in Sebastopol, 673. 



in Mobile Bay, 682. 



for treasure, 666. 

 Doge of Venice wedding the Adriatic, 99. 

 Driving a nail under water, 679. 

 Dredging for oysters, 697. 



Dumont, d'Urville's, expedition to Mexico, 



522. 

 Dutch, 24, 224, 



in Arctic regions, 312, 322. 



in East Indies, 324. 



first Dutch vessel circumnavigating the 

 globe, 335. 



a battle between — and Spaniards, 351. 



West India company of, 409 

 Duperrev's wonderful vo3 r age, 503. 

 Drake, Sir Francis, 267, 287, 295. 



and the Patagonians, 273. 



condemning Doughty, 274. 



at Acapulco, 281. 



around the world, 286. 



E. 



Early mention of the needle's variations, 124. 

 East Indies, first European establishment in, 

 214. 



Dutch in, 324. 



Portuguese empire in, 219. 



commerce of, 220. 

 East India Companies, 410. 

 Earth, according to Anaximander, 66. 

 Edward of Portugal sends out Gilianez, 134. 

 Egyptians as a maritime people, 54. 



their ships, 55. 



extent of their knowledge, 57. 

 Emmanuel of Portugal, unpopular expedition 

 of, 191. 



honors da Gama, 212. 



sends out other vessels, 221. 

 El Dorado, 298. 



a temptation to navigators, 406, 407. 

 Enderby's land, 573. 

 English, 24. 



