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 sider |
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... islands , in the year 861 , was driven , by an eas- terly gale of many days continuance , so far to the westward , that he fell in with an island utterly unknown to him , and to which , from the great quantity of snow on the mountains ...
... islands , in the year 861 , was driven , by an eas- terly gale of many days continuance , so far to the westward , that he fell in with an island utterly unknown to him , and to which , from the great quantity of snow on the mountains ...
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... island , which he was fortunate enough to find ; and , having spent the winter upon it , and reached home in safety the following year , he gave so lively a description of its fair woods and fertile soil , that one Flocke , or Flokko ...
... island , which he was fortunate enough to find ; and , having spent the winter upon it , and reached home in safety the following year , he gave so lively a description of its fair woods and fertile soil , that one Flocke , or Flokko ...
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... island , Ingolf , conformably with an ancient superstition of his country , threw overboard a wooden door , determining to make his first land- ing on that part of the coast to which the gods should direct this floating guide ; but the ...
... island , Ingolf , conformably with an ancient superstition of his country , threw overboard a wooden door , determining to make his first land- ing on that part of the coast to which the gods should direct this floating guide ; but the ...
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... island , which they there- fore named Helleland ; and to the low sandy shore beyond it , which was covered with wood , they gave the name of Markland . Two days after this they fell in with a new coast of land , to the northward of ...
... island , which they there- fore named Helleland ; and to the low sandy shore beyond it , which was covered with wood , they gave the name of Markland . Two days after this they fell in with a new coast of land , to the northward of ...
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... island the name of Vinland . The latitude deduced from the observation of the length of day , supposing it to be correct , would point out some of the rivers on the eastern coast of Newfoundland as the spot on which the adven- turers ...
... island the name of Vinland . The latitude deduced from the observation of the length of day , supposing it to be correct , would point out some of the rivers on the eastern coast of Newfoundland as the spot on which the adven- turers ...
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A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken ... Sir John Barrow Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1818 |
A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken ... Sir John Barrow Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1818 |
A Chronological History of Voyages Into the Arctic Regions: Undertaken ... John Barrow Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1818 |
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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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Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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.
Side 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...
Side 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.
Side 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.