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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... George Weymouth - James Hall , 1st , 2d , and 3d Voyages -John Knight - Henry Hudson , 1st , 2d , 3d , and 4th Voyages - Sir Thomas Button - James Hall , 4th Voyage -Captain Gibbons - Robert Bylot - Bylot and Baffin— Voyages.
... George Weymouth - James Hall , 1st , 2d , and 3d Voyages -John Knight - Henry Hudson , 1st , 2d , 3d , and 4th Voyages - Sir Thomas Button - James Hall , 4th Voyage -Captain Gibbons - Robert Bylot - Bylot and Baffin— Voyages.
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... Voyages of a mixed Character between 1603 and 1615- Jens Munk - Luke Fox - Thomas James - Zachary Gil- lam - Wood and ... Voyage , the Situation of the Strait , the Manner in which it ought to be fortified , and also , the Advantages of ...
... Voyages of a mixed Character between 1603 and 1615- Jens Munk - Luke Fox - Thomas James - Zachary Gil- lam - Wood and ... Voyage , the Situation of the Strait , the Manner in which it ought to be fortified , and also , the Advantages of ...
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... voyage , a violent storm arose , and his vessel was cast away on the coast of a large island which is called Frisland . Fortunately for him and his crew , he was saved from a savage attack made on them by the natives of the island , by ...
... voyage , a violent storm arose , and his vessel was cast away on the coast of a large island which is called Frisland . Fortunately for him and his crew , he was saved from a savage attack made on them by the natives of the island , by ...
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... voyage of the two Zenos , as a fiction . But M. Buache and M. Eggers have gone far to prove the truth of the narrative on two different grounds ; the former having shewn that the geo- graphical position of Frisland corresponds with the ...
... voyage of the two Zenos , as a fiction . But M. Buache and M. Eggers have gone far to prove the truth of the narrative on two different grounds ; the former having shewn that the geo- graphical position of Frisland corresponds with the ...
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... voyages of the two Venetians in the fourteenth , we must be persuaded that the New World has been visited by the ... voyage * Précis de la Géog . Universelle , tom . i . p . 405 . into the northern seas . At any rate , that C 4 1394 ...
... voyages of the two Venetians in the fourteenth , we must be persuaded that the New World has been visited by the ... voyage * Précis de la Géog . Universelle , tom . i . p . 405 . into the northern seas . At any rate , that C 4 1394 ...
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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.