"Morro" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the northward, we had sight of the small island of St Gallan[1] before night, bearing from us N.N.E. 1/2 E. about seven leagues distant. This island lies in about the latitude of 14 deg. S. and about five miles to the northward of a high-land called Morro Viejo, or the Old-man's Head, which island and high-land near it are here more particularly mentioned, because between them is perhaps the most eligible station on all this coast for cruising against the enemy, as hereabouts all ships bound for Callao, whether from the northward or southward, run ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 • Robert Kerr |
