23. The Northmen of America 104 24. Fishing for Herrings 107 25. Ancient Chinese Compass 113 26. Chinese Junk 119 27. Ship of the 14th Century 121 28. Teneriffe 122 29. Cape Bojador 124 30. Cape Verd 130 31. Sea Swallow 132 32. Christopher Columbus 137 33. Violet Asteria 145 34. The Fleet of Columbus 146 35. Head of the Merganser 147 36. The _Nina_ homeward bound 157 37. Columbus taking possession of Guanchani 158 38. Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand, etc. 162 39. Columbus in chains at Cadiz 168 40. Water Spout 170 41. The Phaeton 178 42. Vasco de Gama 179 43. Map of Africa, drawn 1497 182 44. Spectre of the Cape 187 45. Phosphorescence 188 46. The Man overboard, and the Albatross 189 47. Calicut in the 16th Century 196 48. Wreck of the _San Raphael_ 197 49. De Gama's Flag Ship 204 50. Vessels employed in the Spice Trade in the 16th Century 207 51. Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth 213 52. Balboa and the Indian 217 53. Balboa discovering the Pacific Ocean 219 54. Balboa taking possession of the Pacific Ocean 221 55. Fate of De Solis and his companions 224 56. Ferdinand Magellan 225 57. Cape Virgin, east end Magellan's Strait 231 58. Laminaria 235 59. Natives of Borneo prepare to attack Magellan 236 60. Tidore 242 61. Scene on the Canadian Coast 246