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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... mouth of the Rhone , from whence they wasted Provence and Dauphiny , as far as Va- lence . In short , they ruined France , levied im- mense tribute on its monarchs , burnt the palace of Charlemagne at Aix - la - Chapelle , and , in con ...
... mouth of the Rhone , from whence they wasted Provence and Dauphiny , as far as Va- lence . In short , they ruined France , levied im- mense tribute on its monarchs , burnt the palace of Charlemagne at Aix - la - Chapelle , and , in con ...
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... mouth of the river St. Lawrence . It is now known that vines grow wild in various parts of Canada , some of them pleasant to the taste and agreeable to the eye , such as the vitis labrusca , vulpina , and arborea , * but whether any ...
... mouth of the river St. Lawrence . It is now known that vines grow wild in various parts of Canada , some of them pleasant to the taste and agreeable to the eye , such as the vitis labrusca , vulpina , and arborea , * but whether any ...
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... mouth . " The letters containing the curious and interest- ing narrative of the adventures and discoveries of the two Zenos were written by Antonio to his brother Carlo ; " and it grieveth me , " says the narrator , " that the book and ...
... mouth . " The letters containing the curious and interest- ing narrative of the adventures and discoveries of the two Zenos were written by Antonio to his brother Carlo ; " and it grieveth me , " says the narrator , " that the book and ...
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... mouth of this river could not have escaped examination . Independent however of this general reasoning , the evidence furnished by Ramusio is decisive . In describing the prin- cipal places on that coast , he says that beyond Cabo do ...
... mouth of this river could not have escaped examination . Independent however of this general reasoning , the evidence furnished by Ramusio is decisive . In describing the prin- cipal places on that coast , he says that beyond Cabo do ...
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... mouth of Hud- son's Straits , he places a little islet under the name of Caramilo - from which it may almost be con- cluded that the Portugueze had been here also , as this name is only a mis - spelling of the Por- tugueze word Caramelo ...
... mouth of Hud- son's Straits , he places a little islet under the name of Caramilo - from which it may almost be con- cluded that the Portugueze had been here also , as this name is only a mis - spelling of the Por- tugueze word Caramelo ...
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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 continued Cortereal covered crew discovered discovery distance ducats Dutch east eastward England 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 island July June King Labrador 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 says set sail ships shore side sledges Snæfell snow Sound South Sea southward Spain Spitzbergen stood Strait of Anian supposed Thomas Button tide tons vessels voyage ward weather westward whales wigwams William Baffin wind winter Zichmni