Chapter VI: CORTÉS AND HIS COMPANIONS. The Editor 349

ILLUSTRATIONS: Velasquez, 350; Cannon of Cortés’ time, 352;
Helps’s Map of Cortés’ Voyage, 353; Cortés and his Arms, 354;
Gabriel Lasso de la Vega, 355; Cortés, 357; Map of the March
of Cortés, 358; Cortés, 360; Montezuma, 361, 363; Map of
Mexico before the Conquest, 364; Pedro de Alvarado, 366; his
Autograph, 367; Helps’s Map of the Mexican Valley, 369; Tree of
Triste Noche, 370; Charles V., 371, 373; his Autograph, 372;
Wilson’s Map of the Mexican Valley, 374; Jourdanet’s Map of
the Valley, _colored_, 375; Mexico under the Conquerors, 377;
Mexico according to Ramusio, 379; Cortés in Jovius, 381; his
Autograph, 381; Map of Guatemala and Honduras, 384; Autograph
of Sandoval, 387; his Portrait, 388; Cortés after Herrera, 389;
his Armor, 390; Autograph of Fuenleal, 391; Map of Mexico after
Herrera, 392; Acapulco, 394; Full-length Portrait of Cortés,
395; Likeness on a Medal, 396.

CRITICAL ESSAY 397

ILLUSTRATION: Autograph of Icazbalceta, 397.

NOTES 402

ILLUSTRATIONS: Cortés before Charles V., 403; Cortés’ Map of
the Gulf of Mexico, 404; Title of the Latin edition of his
Letters (1524), 405; Reverse of its Title, 406; Portrait of
Clement VII., 407; Autograph of Gayangos, 408; Lorenzana’s
Map of Spain, 408; Title of _De insulis nuper inventis_, 409;
Title of Gomara’s _Historia_ (1553), 413; Autograph of Bernal
Diaz, 414; of Sahagun, 416; Portrait of Solis, 423; Portrait of
William H. Prescott, 426.

DISCOVERIES ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA.
_The Editor_ 431

ILLUSTRATIONS: Map from the Sloane Manuscripts (1530), 432;
from Ruscelli (1544), 432; Nancy Globe, 433; from Ziegler’s
_Schondia_ (1532), 434; Carta Marina (1548), 435; Vopellio’s
Map (1556), 436; Titlepage of Girava’s _Cosmographia_, 437;
Furlani’s Map (1560), 438; Map of the Pacific (1513), 440;
Cortés’ Map of the California Peninsula, 442; Castillo’s Map of
the California Gulf (1541), 444; Map by Homem (1540), 446; by
Cabot (1544), 447; by Freire (1546), 448; in Ptolemy (1548),
449; by Martines (155-?), 450; by Zaltieri (1566), 451; by
Mercator (1569), 452; by Porcacchi (1572), 453; by Furlani
(1574), 454; from Molineaux’ Globe (1592), 455; a Spanish
Galleon, 456; Map of the Gulf of California by Wytfliet (1597),
458; of America by Wytfliet (1597), 459; of Terre de Iesso,
464; of the California Coast by Dudley (1646), 465; Diagram of
Mercator’s Projection, 470.

CHAPTER VII.

EARLY EXPLORATIONS OF NEW MEXICO. _Henry W. Haynes_ 473

ILLUSTRATIONS: Autograph of Coronado, 481; Map of his
Explorations, 485; Early Drawings of the Buffalo, 488, 489.

CRITICAL ESSAY 498

EDITORIAL NOTE 503