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The glowing towers of the Spice Islands' port city rise in the distance. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z
India and the magical Spice Islands of the East were famed at the time for their gold, pearls, gems, and silk—a source of untold riches. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z
Many different islands were known as the Spice Islands, including Zanzibar. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z
The lure of profit pushed explorers to seek new trade routes to the Spice Islands and eliminate Muslim middlemen. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z
These were islands so rich in spices that they became known as the Spice Islands. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
It is native to the Banda archipelago of islands in Indonesia, known as the Spice Islands, with Grenada in the Caribbean being the second largest producer. Nutmeg fruit 'momentous moment' for Eden Project 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z
The dried, ground spice found in most kitchen cabinets begins as the seed of the Myristica fragrans tree, indigenous to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, of Indonesia. Nutmeg, beloved holiday spice, is also a powerful psychoactive drug 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z
European nations, therefore, wanted to find an all-water passage to India and the chain of sparsely populated Indonesian islands known as the Spice Islands. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z
Magellan’s expedition for Spanish trade and imperialism opened a westward route from Europe to the Spice Islands, the Maluku archipelago in today’s Indonesia. Global pandemic meets 500th anniversary of 1st global voyage 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z
In addition, the Dutch seized both the port of Malacca and the valuable Spice Islands from Portugal. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
Magellan wanted to open a new route to the Spice Islands. Who First Circled the Globe? Not Magellan, Spain Wants You to Know 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z
The Atlantic voyages of European mariners to the Americas, India and the Spice Islands — now the Maluku Islands of Indonesia — demanded re-engineered ships and growing expertise in celestial navigation. Explorers at sea: centuries of science afloat 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese veteran of Albuquerque’s attack on Malacca, also dreamed of finding a route to the Spice Islands. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z
In 1519, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out from Spain on five ships to find a western passage to the Spice Islands. Today in History 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z
Pemba, part of the Tanzanian archipelago of Zanzibar, recently held a week-long festival that revealed cultural influences dating back to the 16th Century when Portugal colonised the Spice Islands, writes Catherine Tilke. Portugal's lingering influence in Zanzibar 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z
Part of the Maluku chain, formerly known as the Spice Islands, the area is about 400 miles north of Australia, and hosts small kangaroos and rare birds of paradise with dazzling bright feathers. Are Slaves Catching the Fish You Buy? 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z
The archipelago of Zanzibar in Tanzania, sometimes known as the Spice Islands, was once the world's largest producer of cloves. In pictures: Zanzibar's clove harvest 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z
The Spice Islands referred to here are in the Indian Ocean. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z
Cape Malay cuisine owes a lot to the “Spice Islands” of Southeast Asia and relies on a careful blend of intense fragrances, heavy with turmeric. Going Dutch in Cape Town 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z
Now, entrepreneurs from abroad are joining international aid workers to rebuild the Spice Islands nutmeg trade. Investors are betting on the continued growth of booming Indonesia
It's no surprise that he liked his burger "pink and juicy in the middle" but what about the soy sauce, and the half-teaspoon of Spice Islands Mei Yen Powder? Hemingway's favourite burger recipe 2014-02-13T01:44:22Z
I am on Ternate, one of Indonesia's fabled Spice Islands. The world's oldest clove tree 2012-06-23T10:51:22Z
Land on the island was redistributed to Omani Arabs, and spice plantations growing primarily cloves were established, earning Zanzibar and the surrounding islands the nickname of Africa’s Spice Islands. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z
Mingled with the characteristic flora of Australia are the palms, bamboos, rattan canes, and wild nutmeg-trees, and other flora of the adjacent Spice Islands. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z
The Dutch took Run, a remote outpost of Indonesia’s Spice Islands, where the aroma of nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon scents the breeze. Investors are betting on the continued growth of booming Indonesia
Magellan went out, not to make himself famous as a navigator, but to reach the Spice Islands by a shorter, and therefore more profitable, route than that by the Cape of Good Hope. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z
But some one of the party, who went ashore for food, in an hour of intoxication boasted of the wonderful journey they had performed and showed some of the products of the Spice Islands. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
I had never realized before what was meant by the legends of the "Spice Islands," and I fancied that here was the place for man to live and die. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z
When the Pope apportioned the newly discovered world among the Kings of the Church, the Western Hemisphere was given to Spain, and by an error of division Spain received the Moluccas or Spice Islands. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
India and the Spice Islands sent cloves, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, mace, nutmeg, camphor, musk, aloes, and sandalwood, also diamonds and pearls. Stories of Old Kentucky 2011-09-23T02:00:21.413Z
There was an intention of sending him, with Vicente Pinzon, in search of the Spice Islands by the west, and he was consulted on the subject in August 1506, but the intention was abandoned. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z
History of the Philippines as a Part of the History of the Spanish Colonies.—We have already seen how the Philippines were discovered by Magellan in his search for the Spice Islands. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
In 1538 he obtained a new grant, authorizing him to explore "in the west toward China or the Spice Islands," or toward the north at the "turn of the land to New Spain." The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z
They were reduced to two ships, the Victoria and the Trinidad, and these shaped their course for the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, by the way of Borneo. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
When he drives out of an evening, the whole All�e reeks of "Bergamot," and the flutter of his handkerchief is a tornado in the Spice Islands. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z
The Germans have not made much headway in Kaiser Wilhelm Land or in the "Spice Islands," already mentioned; but they spent much money in developing the country and in fostering trade. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z
Portugal captured the traders, whom El Cano had left at Tidor, and broke up the Spanish station in the Spice Islands. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
They were chiefly natives of Malacca, Java, and the Spice Islands. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z
We are sailing at his command to discover the Spice Islands. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
In the depths of the Peruvian mines, at the marts of the African slave-caravans, on the shores of the Spice Islands, in the observatories of China, they were to be found. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z
A Philippines-born American, she named the fund after the only surviving ship of Ferdinand Magellan's western-routed voyage to the 'Spice Islands' of modern Indonesia. Special Report: Planes, trains and frontier markets 2010-05-26T12:05:00Z
Six years later, the Moluccas, so long coveted by the Spaniards, and so slowly won by them, together with Zamboanga, were wholly abandoned, and to the Spice Islands the Spaniards were never to return. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
He says that Cortes hoped to find a passage to the Spice Islands, and that it was for that purpose that he sent out Olid, on whom he believed he could rely. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII.
This view was that he could sail around the world and reach the Spice Islands by the way of the West. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
Cortez, having settled himself in Mexico, wished to get in touch with the East, and especially the Spice Islands, and it was he who despatched Saavedra, who was a relative. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z
He owned the Philippines and the Spice Islands in Asia. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2
The fame of the Spice Islands had long filled Europe, but the existence of the Philippines was unknown. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
For the latter country, when in the service of Charles V, he revived the idea of Columbus that we may sail to Asia or the Spice Islands by sailing west. The Story of Extinct Civilizations of the West
On November 8, 1521, the two ships anchored off Tidor on the Spice Islands, saluting the King of the place with a broadside. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
They had to break the Muhammadan connection with the whole of the East, with Persia and the Spice Islands as well as with India. Rulers of India: Albuquerque
The massacre at the Spice Islands in 1623, for which Cromwell afterward exacted an indemnity, ended all attempts at co-operation in the East. Japan
He had not found the rich Spice Islands, the peninsula of India, Cathay or Japan, but every one believed that these must be close to the islands on which Columbus had landed. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
The third Day of October 1687, we sailed from these Islands, standing to the Southward; intending to sail through among the Spice Islands. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690
"I will find a way to the Spice Islands by South America or by the West," said Magellan to the ministers of the King, "or you may have my head." The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
And finally they found it necessary to build up, much against the will of their employers at home, the Dutch Empire in Java, Sumatra, and the Spice Islands, and the English Empire in India. Rulers of India: Albuquerque
The tea and silks of China and the products of the Spice Islands must pass through America to Europe. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867
They expected that simply sailing northward to the latitude of the Spice Islands would bring them to these desired places. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
Therefore he thought it best to go round on the East-side of all the Philippine Islands, and so keeping South toward the Spice Islands, to pass out into the East-Indian Ocean about the Island Timor. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690
Magellan had not only been to the Spice Islands, but he had gone out on the very voyage that discovered some of them. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
Of equal importance was Albuquerque's despatch of three ships, under the command of Antonio de Abreu, to explore the Moluccas and the Spice Islands. Rulers of India: Albuquerque
The Pacific measures nine thousand miles from north to south, and is ten thousand miles broad between Quito, South America, and the Moluccas or Spice Islands. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands
New Lands Divided between Spain and Portugal.—By this discovery of the Philippines and a new way to the Spice Islands, Spain became engaged in a long dispute with Portugal. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
Of the Feasibleness and probable Advantage of such a Settlement, from the neighboring Gold and Spice Islands. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 39 of 55 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century, Volume XXXIX: 1683-1690
He desired the authority of the throne to make an expedition to the Spice Islands, which he believed he could find by sailing West. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
The red sun and the white sheets of the bark sail away together for the Spice Islands of the South Pacific. Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines
Nevertheless, owing partly to their shrewdness, partly to their exclusive possession of the Spice Islands, and partly to their belligerent co-operation with the English against the Spaniards, they succeeded in faring prosperously for a time. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era
The efforts of the Spanish crown to obtain possession of the Spice Islands, the Celebes and Moluccas, with their coveted products of nutmeg, cinnamon, and pepper, were for the time being ended. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
The story, continually quoted as a warning to subsequent explorers of the Spice Islands, has apparently kept his memory green, for no previous details of his career have come down to us. Through the Malay Archipelago
But he did not find the way to the Spice Islands on the voyage. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
Mamma makes believe that it is the Spice Islands," answered Gertrude, indifferently, "or else Madeira. A Little Country Girl
Celebes," he says, "is the key to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, which are necessarily under the power of the people who are masters of this island. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century
As we shall see, the history of the Philippines is closely connected with that of the East Indian Spice Islands. A History of the Philippines 2011-12-12T03:00:36.870Z
In 1594 their ships reached the Gold Coast, and a year later four vessels visited Madagascar, Goa, Java, and the Moluccas or Spice Islands. A History of Sea Power
He was made captain of a ship which sought to explore the Spice Islands, which were then held to be the paradise of the East. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
English merchants were fighting their way to the Spice Islands, and establishing settlements in the dominions of the Mogul. History of the English People, Volume V Puritan England, 1603-1660
The largest species of these singular quadrupeds appears to belong to the Oriental Islands—to Java, Sumatra, the Philippines, and Moluccas, or Spice Islands, as also to Japan. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys
Indeed, before the Spice Islands were conquered by Portugal, trade had already been opened up with China and, before the century was half over, three Portuguese seamen had visited Japan. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Ormuz became a center for the Persian trade, Malacca for trade with Java, Sumatra, and the Spice Islands. A History of Sea Power
He joined the expedition that discovered the Spice Islands of Banda, and it became his conviction that these islands could be reached by a new ocean way. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
This impalpable, invisible balm permeates everything; it is wafted out over the sea to us, even as the breath of the Spice Islands is borne over the waves to the joy of the passing mariner. Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska
He was present at the siege of Malacca under the famous Albuquerque, and accompanied another expedition to the rich Moluccas, or Spice Islands, when the Islands of Banda, Tidor, and Ternate were discovered. The Philippine Islands
After sixty-eight days of quick and straight sailing, with no sight of land, they fell in with the Philippine Islands, and on 3rd November with the famous Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Seeking a westward passage to the Spice Islands, the five vessels of 75 to 100 tons composing his squadron cleared the mouth of the Guadalquivir Page 120 on September 20, 1519. A History of Sea Power
Serrao traded for many years among the Spice Islands and was advanced to high positions, but was poisoned at last, as is supposed, by an intrigue of the King of Tidor. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z
At Penang, in the Spice Islands, the verge of the Flowery Kingdom seemed to have been reached. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman
Thus the essential object of the expedition was gained—the discovery of a western route to the Spice Islands. The Philippine Islands
Captain Swan lost his life, and Dampier on board the little Cygnet sailed hurriedly for the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
He headed his ship westward, hoping to reach the Spice Islands and that part of Asia which was so rich in gold, and which Columbus had failed to find. Discoverers and Explorers
A grocer’s wafted him still farther to the West Indies and the negroes, and from these, as if by magic, to the Spice Islands and their aromatic groves. The Poacher Joseph Rushbrook
I can assert, though it is often denied, that when passing under the lee of the Spice Islands, the scent which came off from the shore was perfectly delicious. Peter Trawl The Adventures of a Whaler
The favourite desire to possess the valuable Spice Islands still lurked in the minds of many Spaniards. The Philippine Islands
The Spice Islands lay beyond—the Spice Islands with all their cloves and nutmegs and their countless riches must yet be won for Portugal. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
If so, we may hear of him from Batavia, or one of the Spice Islands, to which the stranger was bound.” The Three Admirals
To this harbor the galleon returned, freighted with the rich merchandise of China, Japan, and the Spice Islands. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited
They are now cultivated in several other places, and consequently their value in the Spice Islands has greatly fallen. In the Eastern Seas
It was the great explorer Ferdinand Magellan who first sailed round the world, being sure, as he said, that he could reach the Spice Islands by sailing west. Stories That Words Tell Us
Truly these mysterious Spice Islands held more attractions for the Portuguese explorers than did the New World of Columbus and Vespucci. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
His destination, not the direction of his route. 427-3 In Cabot’s mind the Cipango of Marco Polo is confused with the Spice Islands. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503
From this port he bore away to the Spice Islands, discovering on the voyage the Philippine Islands, where the city of Manilla was founded. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited
This island and several in a line to the south of it are known as the Moluccas, or Spice Islands. In the Eastern Seas
As it did not look to the Cabots as if the polar bears and the icebergs would guide them to the warm countries of Asia and the Spice Islands, they turned about and went south. The Beginner's American History
He dreamt of reaching the Spice Islands by sailing west, and after a time he laid his schemes before the King of Portugal. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
But just at this time the Muscovy Company was sending Henry Hudson to look for a way round through northern seas to the Spice Islands. Days of the Discoverers
In these may be seen rare and expensive parrots, brought from the Spice Islands. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852
Galvano, the Portuguese historian of the Moluccas, and a resident there for many years, informs us that only one vessel of Loaysa's fleet reached the Spice Islands. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
Japan ceased her former trade and communications with the Philippine Islands, Annam, Siam, the Spice Islands and India,2 and begun to restrict trade and communication with Korea and China. The Religions of Japan From the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji
Through February and March, Magellan led his ships along the shores of bleak Patagonia seeking for an outlet for the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Beyond are Arabia and India, and the Spice Islands which we do not know all about—then Cathay, where Marco Polo visited the Great Khan—you have heard of that? Days of the Discoverers
He governed the Philippines for seven years, and died at Malaca, on his way with an expedition to the Spice Islands, on April 19, 1616. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
On the 9th of October, 1529, Saavedra died; and the next in command, vainly attempting to make headway in an easterly direction, returned once more to the Spice Islands. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
Rice is generally imported to these western countries from those farther east, such as the Spice Islands. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.
Just before Christmas the course was altered and the ships were turned to the north-west, in which direction they expected soon to find the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
The Spice Islands are not his but Portugal's. Days of the Discoverers
Later advices emphasize Acuña’s statements as to the gravity of the situation in the Spice Islands. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
It will be seen that the Spanish map claims Gilolo and the other Spice Islands, such as Ternate, Tidor, Batchian, etc., since they are set down, in the western half of the world. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
At the same time came a reinforcement of a thousand troops from Spain; and Acuña resolved, with this aid, to prepare an expedition for the recovery of the Spice Islands. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 13 of 55 1604-1605 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
With a good supply of fresh food the sailors grew better, and Magellan preferred cruising about the islands, making friends of the natives and converting them to Christianity, to pushing on for the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
The presence of Van Noordt's fleet in the Oriental archipelago renders the Spaniards apprehensive that their possessions therein may be attacked, especially that of the rich Spice Islands. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century
Rocjean rushed to open the studio-windows, to air the room, for it had not the odors of the Spice Islands in it. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy
After various treaties, signed at Segovia, Seville and Zaragoza, the King of Spain renounced at last, his claim to the Spice Islands, for the sum of 350,000 ducats. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
In particular I have grouped the great voyages of 1492-1521 round the search for the Spice Islands as a central motive. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
Here were merchants from China, who assured Magellan that the famous Spice Islands were not far off. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
"It is sweeter," thought he, "than the perfume which was wafted to our ship from the Spice Islands." Twice Told Tales
Again and again he drew in the breath of home, and felt it sweeter than the gales from the Spice Islands or odors from Araby the Blest. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863
The Victoria Those navigators were sent out in search of a western passage to the Spice Islands, and with the object of determining their situation. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
Even more important was the capture of the Moluccas, or Spice Islands, which were discovered in 1511, after the Portuguese had seized Malacca. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
He was more certain than ever now that by this sea he could reach the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
They found the Moluccas, the famous Spice Islands; they sighted Borneo and reached Tidor. The Story of Mankind
In the interval of these consultations, my friend, who was always upon the search for business, proposed another voyage among the Spice Islands, to bring home a loading of cloves from the Manillas, or thereabouts. The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
Saavedra, however, in command of the Santiago pursued his course alone and reached the Spice Islands, after a voyage of a little over two months. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
By 1521 the Portuguese had full possession of the Spice Islands, and thus held the trade of condiments entirely in their own hands. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
The reverse half, showing the route of Drake's voyage home from California in 1579-1580, through the Spice Islands and the Indian Ocean. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
We have heard of the Spice Islands, perhaps, and we just take it for granted that they all grow there. Little Journey to Puerto Rico For Intermediate and Upper Grades
He touched at the Philippines, visited the Spice Islands, and slowly worked his way around the Cape of Good Hope. Introductory American History
His ship was wrecked, and the expedition came to an end, a few of the survivors reaching the Spice Islands in 1539. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
As we shall see, the Portuguese only won by a neck—if we may use a sporting expression—in the race for the possession of the Spice Islands. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
England was now awaking from her sleep—too late to possess the Spice Islands—too late for India and the Cape of Good Hope—too late, it would seem, for the New World. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
"It is sweeter," thought he, "than the perfume which was wafted to our shipp from the Spice Islands." The Threefold Destiny (From "Twice Told Tales")
His imagination was also fired by Marco Polo's description of the marvelous riches of China, Japan, and the Spice Islands. Introductory American History
It showed all the coasts and islands from China, the Spice Islands, and Java, to the Cape of Good Hope and Brazil. The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea Being The Narrative of Portuguese and Spanish Discoveries in the Australasian Regions, between the Years 1492-1606, with Descriptions of their Old Charts.
The castle, of course, refers to Castile, but the rest of the blazon indicates the importance attributed to the voyage as resting mainly upon the visit to the Spice Islands. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
It was September 1522 when they reached the Spice Islands—the goal of all their hopes. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
The barques that sailed from Salem to the Spice Islands kept their men well trained both at great guns and musketry, so as to be able to beat off either Malay proas, or Chinese junks. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans
Such savages bore little resemblance to the people whom Marco Polo said inhabited the Spice Islands. Introductory American History
It was a trying occupation, the odour far exceeding in strength that of the Spice Islands. Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale
In 1614 they took Malacca, and with it the command of the Spice Islands; by 1658 they had secured full possession of Ceylon. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
The triumphant return of Francis Drake in 1580 laden with treasure from the Spice Islands put into the shade all schemes for a north-west passage for the moment. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Others were large, powerful craft, unequalled for speed by any vessels of their size, which penetrated to the remotest corners of the ocean, from Man to the Spice Islands. The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans
This voyage was unsuccessful, but other fleets followed, until soon the Dutch had almost driven the Portuguese, now subjects of the king of Spain, from the Spice Islands. Introductory American History
His men, however, managed to reach the Spice Islands, the goal of the journey. Early European History
The English East India Company was founded by Elizabeth in 1600, and as early as 1619 had forced the Dutch to allow them to take a third share of the profits of the Spice Islands. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
He also explored the coast of America as far north as Vancouver Island, and disclosed to England the secret of the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Came the Dutch, often blown out of their true course from the Cape of Good Hope to the Spice Islands, and stumbling upon the shores of Western Australia. Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia
He had sweltered, no doubt, beneath the heights of Hong-Kong, amid a city of swarming junks; and further south had smelled the breeze that blows through the straits of the Spice Islands. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775
The first object of the Spaniards had been trade with the Indies, and for a number of years, until Magellan's voyage, they sought vainly for a passage through the mainland to the Spice Islands. Early European History
These discoveries of the Spanish and Dutch were direct results and corollaries of the great search for the Spice Islands, which has formed the main subject of our inquiries. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
The Portuguese held the eastern route, the Spaniards the western route to the Spice Islands. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
Originally, the most valuable of these were found in the Spice Islands, or Moluccas, of the Indian Ocean, and were highly prized by the nations of antiquity. The Book of Household Management
Some came in search of China or the Spice Islands; some were in quest of gold and pearls. A Brief History of the United States
After a most adventurous voyage upon the hitherto untraversed waters of the new sea, the expedition reached the Spice Islands, and eventually arrived home, after an absence of over three years. General History for Colleges and High Schools
The discoveries were mostly made by ships fitted out in the Malay archipelago, if not from the Spice Islands themselves. The Story of Geographical Discovery How the World Became Known
"If the seas toward the north be navigable we may go to these Spice Islands by a shorter way than Spain and Portugal," said Master Thorne of Bristol—a friend of the Cabots. A Book of Discovery The History of the World's Exploration, From the Earliest Times to the Finding of the South Pole
My long-projected design now lay open to me, which was to fall in amongst the Dutch Spice Islands, and see what mischief I could do there. The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton
Portuguese meantime, by sailing around Africa, had reached the Spice Islands. A Brief History of the United States
The following year the Dutch made their first voyage to India, and, long jealous of the Portuguese colonial possessions, they began systematically to make the trade with the Spice Islands their own. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
"You should have been born in the Spice Islands," said the hostess, tapping the dark cheek with her fore finger. At Last
The Portuguese monopoly of the trade with the coast of India and with the Spice Islands was practically complete. American Nation: a history — Volume 1: European Background of American History, 1300-1600
Lamentable events which had taken place in the Spice Islands were repeatedly brought on our stage. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4
He touched at the Philippines, visited the Spice Islands, came home by way of the Cape of Good Hope, and won the glory of being the first Englishman to sail around the globe. A Brief History of the United States
From the same regions came cinnamon-bark; ginger was a product of Arabia, India, and China; and nutmegs, cloves, and allspice grew only in the far-off Spice Islands of the Malay Archipelago. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1.
Mount Madrian in one of the Spice Islands, was rent in twain by a fierce eruption in 1646, and since then has remained two distinct mountains. The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire
In 1526 Sebastian Cabot left Spain with three small vessels and a caravel for the object of reaching the Moluccas or Spice Islands. A Vanished Arcadia: being some account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607-1767
Sugar Islands, Spice Islands, Indias, Canadas, these, by the real decree of Heaven, were ours; and nobody would or could believe it, till it was tried by cannon law, and so proved. Latter-Day Pamphlets
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