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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... which , from the great quantity of snow on the mountains , he gave the * Mallet's Northern Antiquities , vol . i . p . 245 . name of Snow - land . Three years after his 2 An . 861 . DISCOVERIES OF The Minstrel of Bruges (Concluded.
... which , from the great quantity of snow on the mountains , he gave the * Mallet's Northern Antiquities , vol . i . p . 245 . name of Snow - land . Three years after his 2 An . 861 . DISCOVERIES OF The Minstrel of Bruges (Concluded.
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... mountains , stretching north and south , and covered with perpetual ice and snow . On the east and the west sides of this ridge , the ancient Scandinavians had established colonies . That on the west had progressively in- creased until ...
... mountains , stretching north and south , and covered with perpetual ice and snow . On the east and the west sides of this ridge , the ancient Scandinavians had established colonies . That on the west had progressively in- creased until ...
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... mountain , which threw out flames like Vesuvius and Etna . There was besides in this place a fountain of hot water , with which the church of the monastery and the chambers of the friars were heated , and which was also brought into the ...
... mountain , which threw out flames like Vesuvius and Etna . There was besides in this place a fountain of hot water , with which the church of the monastery and the chambers of the friars were heated , and which was also brought into the ...
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... mountain , and which by throwing water on them become excellent white lime ; when cold and not dissolved with water , they shape them with iron tools and use them in their buildings . Their winter is said to continue for nine months ...
... mountain , and which by throwing water on them become excellent white lime ; when cold and not dissolved with water , they shape them with iron tools and use them in their buildings . Their winter is said to continue for nine months ...
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... mountains of ice which incumbered the sea , and the continued snows which fell from the sky . He further relates that Cortereal brought fifty- seven of the natives in his vessels - he extols the country on account of the timber which it ...
... mountains of ice which incumbered the sea , and the continued snows which fell from the sky . He further relates that Cortereal brought fifty- seven of the natives in his vessels - he extols the country on account of the timber which it ...
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appeared arrived attempt August Baffin Barentz boat called Cape Farewell Captain Cherry Island coast of America coast of Greenland cold command Company continued Cortereal covered crew degrees discovered discovery distance Dobbs Dutch east eastward England English enterprize expedition farther fell fish Frisland frozen gave the name Greenland Hakluyt harbour hope Hudson's Bay Hudson's Bay Company Hugh Willoughby hundred Iceland Indians inlet July June King land latitude leagues Lieutenant longitude masses of ice master miles mountains mouth natives navigation Newfoundland night North Pole north-east north-west passage northern northward Nova Zembla observed passed pilot pinnace Portugueze proceeded Purchas reached river Samuel Hearne says set sail ships shore side sledges Snæfell snow Sound southward Spain Spitzbergen stood strait supposed Thomas Button tide tons vessels voyage ward weather westward whales wigwams William Baffin wind winter Zichmni
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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.