Book 2 — CHAPTER VI
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Prince Henry the navigator. John II of Portugal. Bartholomew Dias. Vasco da Gama. Columbus. Amerigo Vespucci. The Cabots. Magellan. Circumnavigation of the globe. South Sea discoveries. Australia. Verazzano in New York. French explorers. Empire builders old and new. Cortés. Pizarro. Spanish treatment of Indians. Contrast with ours. Explorers of Columbus Century and of present day
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