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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabeza de Vaca , Alvar Nuñez 1490 -1560 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cabrilla , Juan Rodriguez -1543 (search)
Cabrilla, Juan Rodriguez -1543
Portuguese navigator; born late in the fifteenth century; explored the Pacific coast as far as lat. 44° N., off the coast of Oregon, in 1542, under orders from the King of Spain, and discovered many of the islands, bays, and harbors with which we are now familiar.
This voyage, made in search of the Strait of America, which Alarcon had failed to find, was described by him under the title of Viaje y descubrimientos hasta el grado 43 De Latitud.
He died at San Bernardo, Cal., Jan. 3, 1543
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cartier , Jacques 1494 -1555 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Mortar, (search)
Mortar,
A short cannon with a large bore and short chamber for throwing bombs; said to have been used at Naples in 1435, and first made in England in 1543.
On Oct. 19, 1857, a colossal mortar, constructed by Robert Mallet, was tried at Woolwich, England; with a charge of 70 pounds it threw a shell weighing 2.550 pounds 1 1/2 miles horizontally, and about 3/4 of a mile in height.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Roberval , Jean Francois de La Roqute , Sieur de 1500 - (search)