"Congo River" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... 1484, Diego Cam or Cano proceeded beyond Cape St Catherine, in lat. 1 deg. 40' S. the last discovery of the reign of King Alphonso, and reached the mouth of a considerable river, in lat. 5 deg. 10' S. called Zayre by the natives, now called Congo river, or the Rio Padron. Diego proceeded some distance up this river, till he met with some of the natives, but was unable to procure any satisfactory intelligence from them, as they were not understood by the Negro interpreters on board his ship. By ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II • Robert Kerr |
