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Voyages, Gunnbiorn, 16, 46; Eric the Red, 16-17, 45-46; Leif Ericson, 25, 50-54; Thorstein Ericson, 26-27; Biarni Herjulfson, 47-49; Thorvald, 54-56; Thorfinn Karlsefni, 31-42, 59-62; Finnbogi and Freydis, 62-64; Bishop Eric, 69; Columbus's first, 89-258, 263-272; second, 278-313; third, 314-366; fourth, 389-418; John Cabot (1497), 423-424.

Watling Island, 110 n.

Wonder-strands, 33, 34, 35.

Xamaná, 295, 297.

Xaraguá, 345; and Adrian de Muxica's revolt, 374, 375.

Yamaye, see Jamaica.

Yaqui River, 216 n., 298 n.

Yaquino, port, 365, 391 n.

Yazual, Isla, see Padre y Hijo, Cabo de.

Yebra, river, 401 n.

Ysabeta, island, 347, 349, 350.

Yucatan, and the Mayas, 215 n., 410 n.

Yuyapari, 334, 339, 340, 349, 350, 353.

Zayto, and Columbus's belief that he had reached Asia, 136.

Zuruquia, 297.

Transcriber's Note:

The following typographical errors have been maintained in this version of the text:

Note Page Error TN-1 101 "certainis lands" for "certain islands" TN-2 173 'circumference of 200 leagues. All .... like a people at war."' Close quotes misplaced, should follow "200 leagues" TN-3 221, fn. 5 A . was omitted after "by Columbus" TN-4 229, fn. 2 "Cabod el Engaño" should read "Cabo del Engaño" (258) TN-5 268, fn. 2 "Historia de las Reyes Catolicos" should read "Historia de los Reyes Catolicos" TN-6 295, fn. 6 "October 21. and note" should have a comma after 21 TN-7 329, fn. 6 Columbiana for Colombiana TN-8 359, fn. 2 "et seq." for "et seqq." TN-9 373, fn. 4 "III. 23-42 He was" Period missing after 42 TN-10 411 "during fours years" for "during four years"

The following words were inconsistently spelled:

Acul / Acúl Arna-Magnæan / Arne-Magnæan Christóbal / Cristóbal Encyclopædia / Encyclopaedia Ericson / Ericsson Guacanagari / Guacanagarí Maicí / Maici mother-of-pearl / mother-o'-pearl Pinzon / Pinzón Santa Maria / Santa María Skalholt / Skálholt Snaefell / Snæfell Tenerife / Teneriffe Xaragua / Xaraguá Yuyapari / Yuyaparí

The following words had inconsistent hyphenation:

bedchamber / bed-chamber crossbow / cross-bow flood tide / flood-tide highborn / high-born Horsehead / Horse-head housewife / house-wife landslide / land-slide lookout / look-out nightfall / night-fall northeast / north-east northwest / north-west sandbanks / sand-banks sawmills / saw-mills shipmates / ship-mates shipworm / ship-worm southwest / south-west stockfish / stock-fish Streamfirth / Stream-firth Thorsnessthing / Thorsness-thing Wonderstrands / Wonder-strands

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