The greeting was stench
This stench came from various sources including but not limited to sweat, blood, dead bodies, fecal matter, urine, and other various sources, and they mixed together to be a "greeting" for Equiano who had never experienced anything like that before he was taken into slavery and put into the ship. He explains how he only wanted to die because of that.
In his long telegram, Novikovhas describe sees the US as a country planning for world domination. During that time, the US had been leading in manufacturing as well as had been able to create trade agreements with other countries who are hoping to prosper by rebuilding some of its structures with the help of the United States. He feels that the US had the upper hand compared to Russia, and thus started the Cold War.
Where is the map? Without the map I cannot give you the answer.