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Canada, visited by Thomas Aubert. Known before to fishermen who had 
been thrown there by a tempest. 
Ascension Isle, discovered by Tristan da Cunha. 
Sumatra, Island of, discovered by Siqueyra, a Portuguese. 
Sumatra, more accurately examined by the Portuguese. 
Molucca Isles, discovered by the Portuguese. 
Sunda Isles, discovered by Abrew, a Portuguese. 
Maldives. A Portuguese navigator, wrecked on these Islands, found them 
in occasional possession of the Arabians. 
Florida, discovered by Ponce de Leon, a Spanish navigator. 
Borneo and Java. The Portuguese became acquainted with these islands. 
South Sea. The Great Ocean was discovered this year from the moun- 
tains of Darien, by Nugnez de Balboa, and subsequently navigated by 
Magellan. The supposition of the New World being part of India now 
ceased. 
Peru, discovered by Perez de la Rua. 
Rio Janeiro, discovered by Dias de Solis. 
Rio de la Plata, discovered by the same. 
China, discovery of, by sea, by Fernand Perez d’Andrada. 
Bengal, discovered by some Portuguese thrown on the coast by a tempest. 
Mexico, discovered by the Spaniards. Conquered by Cortez in 1519. 
Magellan, Straits of, passed by Magellan with a fleet of discovery, fitted 
out by the Emperor Charles V. The first voyage round the world was 
undertaken by this navigator; and his vessel performed the enterprise, 
although the commander perished. 
Terra del Fuego, discovered by Magellan. 
Ladrone Islands, discovered by Magellan. 
Philippines. This archipelago discovered by Magellan, who lost his life 
here in a skirmish. 
New France. The first voyage of discovery made by the French under 
Francis the First, one of whose ships, after reaching Florida, coasted along 
as far as 50° north latitude, and gave to this part the name of New 
France. 
North America, travelled over front Florida to Newfoundland by Veraz- 
zani, a Florentine, in the service of France. 
New Holland, discovered by the Portuguese about this time: this im- 
mense tract was for some time neglected by Europeans, but was visited 
by the Dutch, at various periods, from 1619 to 1644. This fine country 
is now colonized by the English, and every year adds something to our 
knowledge of its extent and its peculiarities. 
New Guinea, discovered by Saavedra, a Spaniard, sent from Mexico, by 
Cortez. 
Guinea, the first voyage to, made by an English ship for elephants’ teeth. 
Canada, visited by Cortier, of St. Malo; a settlement having previously 
been made in 1523, by Verrazzani, who took possession in the name of 
Francis I. of France. 
California, discovered by Cortez. 
Chili, discovered by Diego de Almagro, one of the conquerors of Peru. 
Labrador, discovered by a French engineer, Alphonze. 
India, the first English ship sailed to, for the purpose of attacking the 
Portuguese. 
Japan, discovered by the Portuguese, Antonie de Meta and Antonie de 
Peyxoto, who were cast by a tempest on its coasts. 
Potosi, Mines of, discovered by the Spaniards. 
Spiizbergen, observed by the English, but mistaken for part of Greenland. 
Visited by Barentz, a Dutch navigator in search of a north-east passage. 
in 1596, 
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