A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-east, North-west, Or Polar Passage Between the Atlantic and Pacific ...Murray, 1818 - 427 páginas |
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... boats near the coast , but from the ill treat- ment they experienced from the European fisher- men , they withdrew themselves at an early pe- riod from their intruders , and have since studious- ly avoided all intercourse with them . It ...
... boats near the coast , but from the ill treat- ment they experienced from the European fisher- men , they withdrew themselves at an early pe- riod from their intruders , and have since studious- ly avoided all intercourse with them . It ...
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... boats of the fishermen are described as being in shape like a weaver's shuttle , and made of the skins and bones of fishes . This curious account of Engroneland or Green- land is given by Nicolo to his brother Carlo ; and VOL . I. C it ...
... boats of the fishermen are described as being in shape like a weaver's shuttle , and made of the skins and bones of fishes . This curious account of Engroneland or Green- land is given by Nicolo to his brother Carlo ; and VOL . I. C it ...
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... boat to meet them and to take them . But they spying our ship - boat making towards them , returned with maine force and fled into an island that lay up in the bay or river there , and our men pursued them into the island and the ...
... boat to meet them and to take them . But they spying our ship - boat making towards them , returned with maine force and fled into an island that lay up in the bay or river there , and our men pursued them into the island and the ...
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... of the burden of 120 tons , having with her a * Ordinances , Instructions , & c . by M. Sebastian Cabota , Esquier . Hakluyt , vol . i . p . 226 . VOL . I. pinnace and a boat ; and SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY , 1536 . 65 SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY .
... of the burden of 120 tons , having with her a * Ordinances , Instructions , & c . by M. Sebastian Cabota , Esquier . Hakluyt , vol . i . p . 226 . VOL . I. pinnace and a boat ; and SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY , 1536 . 65 SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY .
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... boat ; and SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY , Knight , as Captain General of the fleet , was appointed to command her : the Edward Bonad- venture , of 160 tons , with a pinnace and a boat , the command of which was given to Richard Chan- celor ...
... boat ; and SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY , Knight , as Captain General of the fleet , was appointed to command her : the Edward Bonad- venture , of 160 tons , with a pinnace and a boat , the command of which was given to Richard Chan- celor ...
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Página 103 - Besides, for solace of our people, and allurement of the savages, we were provided of music in good variety; not omitting the least toys, as morrisdancers, hobby-horse, and May-like conceits to delight the savage people, whom we intended to win by all fair means possible.
Página 314 - An Act for giving a public Reward to such Person or Persons, being His Majesty's Subject or Subjects, as shall discover a Northern Passage for Vessels by Sea between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and also unto such as shall first approach by Sea . within One Degree of the Northern Pole...
Página 215 - ... of the world known; for by divers good observations I found it to be above five points, or fifty-six degrees varied to the westward.
Página 134 - ... and very much broader sea than was at the said entrance, and that he passed by divers islands in that sailing; and that at the entrance of this said strait, there is, on the northwest coast thereof, a great headland or island, with an exceeding high pinnacle, or spired rock, like a pillar thereupon.
Página 92 - I carried away from hence the last year is dead in England. Moreover, you may declare unto them, that if they deliver you not, I will not leave a man alive in their country.
Página 155 - ... in wine : and so supposing that we were in our owne country and amongst our friends, it comforted us as well as if we had made a great banket in our owne house...
Página 299 - ... either all feasting, or all famine ; sometimes we had too much, seldom just enough, frequently too little, and often none at all. It will be only necessary to say that we have fasted many times two whole days and nights ; twice upwards of three days ; and once, while at She-than-nee, near seven days, during which we tasted not a mouthful of anything, except a few cranberries, water, scraps of old leather, and burnt bones.
Página 120 - ... of August, and not knowing the length of this straight and dangers thereof, we tooke it our best course to retourne with notice of our good successe for this small time of search. And so retourning in a sharpe fret of Westerly windes the 29- of September we arived at Dartmouth.