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Title: The Spanish letter of Columbus to Luis de Sant'Angel : dated 15 February, 1493, reprinted in reduced facsimile, and trans. from the unique copy of the original edition (printed by Johann Rosenbach at Barcelona early in April 1493)
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Columbus, Christopher Columbus, Christopher Harriot, Thomas, 1560-1621 Vespucci, Amerigo, 1451-1512
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Publisher: London : Quaritch
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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XIL The manner of makinge their boates. THE manner of makinge their boates in Virginia is veryewonderfull. For wheras they want Instruments of yron,or other Hke vnto ours, yet they knowe howe to make themas handsomelye, to saile with whear they hste in their Riuers, andto fishe withall, as ours. First they choose some longe, andthicke tree, accordinge to the bignes of the boate which they wouldframe, and make a fyre on the grownd abowt the Roote therof,kindhnge the same by Httle, and Httle with drie mosse of trees,and chipps of woode that the flame should not mounte opp tohighe, and burne to muche of the lengte of the tree. When yt isalmost burnt thorough, and readye to fall they make a new fyre,which they suffer to burne vntill the tree fall of yts owne accord.Then burninge of the topp, and bowghs of the tree in suche wysethat the bodie of the same may Retayne his iust lengthe, they raiseyt vppon potes laid ouer cross wise vppon forked posts, at suchea reasonable heighte as they may

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