. Una storia del Canada e delle altre province britanniche del Nord America. Impressionato i thenaviigators del periodo con la credenza che questi paesi erano situati in o vicino all'Asia. Questa credenza era basata sulla theit?scription8 dell'Asia meridionale da Tolomeo, (confermato come•vere dalle dichiarazioni di Marco Polo,) che l'Asia si estendeva addentrandosi nell'oceano. Sui globi costruiti a questo tempo, Cipango (Giappone) è stato messo entro 70 gradi di Thea!5-ores, e India extra Gangem entro 90; dove<^sono più che il doppio che numero di gradi distanti da queste isole. È stato facile immaginare

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. A history of Canada and of the other British provinces of North America . ly impressed thenavigators of the period with the belief that these countrieswere situated in or near Asia. This belief was based upon theit?scription8 of southern Asia by Ptolemy, (confirmed as they•vere by the statements of Marco Polo, ) that Asia extended fareastward into the ocean. On globes constructed at this time, Cipango (Japan) was placed within 70 degrees of theA!5-ores, and India extra Gangem within 90; wherea<^they are more than double that number of degrees distant fromthese islands. It was easy to imagine, therefore, that a navi-gator, witii a little bravery and perseverance, would soontraverse the short distance thus laid down on the map. 3. Early Efforts of Columbus.—It was under a belief ofthese facts, that Columbus first applied to the King of Portugal Quz3TIO^-s.—Trace tho progress in geographical knowledge in Europeaj. to the time of Columbus. Where was Southern Asia supposed to be?iJ-ive the ancient name of Japan. What were the early efibr^-s of Columbus? B. 18 VOYAGES AND DISCOVERIES. [Pabt n-U92 for means to prosecute his voyage of discovery to IndiaHaving failed to induce either that king, or Henry VII ofEngland, to enter into his project, he sought the aid of thecourt of Spain. After seven years of disappointment, he atlength succeeded in inducing Isa-bei!la, the noble-minded Queen ofSpain, to devote a portion of her ownCastilian patrimony to the successof his scheme of discovery. 4. Religious Objects of the Expe-dition.—^o strongly impressed wasColumbus with the Christian ob-jects of his mission, that he proposedto consecrate the treasure which he hoped to obtain while away t v „ r o • , ^ . ^ . Queeu Isabella of Spain, to the pious purpose of rescuing the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem from the hands of thf infidel Saracens. His own immediate design in undertaking this voyage to Asia—or India, as it was then called—was to convert the Great Khan of Tar

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