17.  An error for John Cabot

18.  His Chronicle of England and France, by a London tradesman, was first
    printed in 1516.

19.  This celebrated Antiquary was born in 1525.  Originally a tailor, his
    tastes procured him the encouragement of Archbishop Parker and the Earl
    of Leicester.  His principal works are Flores Historiarum (1600) and
    his Survey of London, first published in 1598.  Died a beggar in 1605.

20.  If Cabot’s discoveries extended from 38 deg. to 58 deg., he cannot have gone
    south of Cape Hatteras, in North Carolina.

21.  Gilbert was half brother to Sir Walter Raleigh.  This “discourse” was
    published in 1576, and two years later be himself sailed on a voyage of
    discovery to Newfoundland, but on the return journey his ship foundered
    with all on board.

22.  Luke Marinaeus, chaplain to Charles V. author of Obra de las cosas
    memorabiles de Espana, Alcala, 1543; folio, the work here referred to.

23.  Ficinus, (born 1433, died 1499); a protege of the Medici, translated
    Plato and Plotinus.  These translations will be found in his collected
    works, published at Bale in 1591, 2 vols. folio.  Herein he tries to
    prove Plato a Christian, as he also does in his Thelogia Platonica;
    Florence, 148; folio.  The original editions of his works are extremely
    rare.

24.  Crantor’s opinion is only known to us by Cicero’s refetence, his works
    being all lost.  He flourished about 315 B.C.

25.  Born in 412, at Constantinople.  Studied at Alexandria and Athens, and
    succeeded Syrianus in the Neo Platonic School.  Died 485, Several of his
    works are extant.

26.  Philo of Alexandria was well versed in the philosophy of Plato, and
    tried to show its harmony with the books of Moses.  A fine edition of
    his works was published in 1742, in 2 vols. folio, edited by Mangey.

27.  Amerigo Vespucci, born at Florence, 1451, was sent by his father to
    Spain.  Fired by the example of Columbus, he became a navigator, and
    made three voyages to the New World, which ultimately was named after
    him, though the honour should belong to Columbus.  Died at Seville 1512.

28.  It has also been supposed by many ancient writers that Atlantis was
    situated between the 20th and 30th degrees of north latitude, and the
    40th and 60th degrees of west longitude, in that part of the Atlantic
    known as the Sargasso sea.

29.  Born 1493; died 1541.  He was the first to publish the Almagestes of
    Ptolemy in Greek at Bale, 1538, folio.  He was the friend of Luther and
    Melancthon.

30.  The first Edition of his chronological tables is that of Berne, 1540. 
    Little is known of him except that he was born at Rotweil in Germany
    and was a councillor of the city of Berne, in the library of which town
    is a unique copy of his History of Berne, 3 vols. folio, in German.