The Northern Coasts of America and the Hudson's Bay TerritoriesT. Nelson and Sons, 1854 - 409 sider History of exploration; early voyages for discovery of east and west coasts of northern North America, and overland expeditions of Hearne, Mackenzie, Franklin, Back, Dease and Simpson, and Rae. |
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... latitude with the sea called Fretum Herculeum . He sailed to the west till he had the Island of Cuba on his left hand , almost in the same longitude . As he passed along those coasts , called by him Baccalaos , he affirmed that he found ...
... latitude with the sea called Fretum Herculeum . He sailed to the west till he had the Island of Cuba on his left hand , almost in the same longitude . As he passed along those coasts , called by him Baccalaos , he affirmed that he found ...
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... latitude which he reached was 56 ° . I am quite aware some of the statements in this extract are erroneous , and that Gomara , an author of good authority , carries Sebas- tian as far as 58 ° north ; + but , considering the particular ...
... latitude which he reached was 56 ° . I am quite aware some of the statements in this extract are erroneous , and that Gomara , an author of good authority , carries Sebas- tian as far as 58 ° north ; + but , considering the particular ...
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... reason he proposed to out on a voyage of discovery , seeking countries in northern latitudes , the Portuguese ) having at this time discovered many in southern ets . " 1500. ] CORTEREAL 17 six hundred miles without reaching any.
... reason he proposed to out on a voyage of discovery , seeking countries in northern latitudes , the Portuguese ) having at this time discovered many in southern ets . " 1500. ] CORTEREAL 17 six hundred miles without reaching any.
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... latitude under 70 ° to 85 ° , subject to the kings of Norway and Sweden . " + Upon these voyages of the Cortereals the Portuguese at- tempted to establish a claim to the discovery of Newfound- land and the adjacent coasts of North ...
... latitude under 70 ° to 85 ° , subject to the kings of Norway and Sweden . " + Upon these voyages of the Cortereals the Portuguese at- tempted to establish a claim to the discovery of Newfound- land and the adjacent coasts of North ...
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... latitude . They here found the sea open , and Cabot entertained a confident hope of sailing through a bay , or " fret , " which they had then entered , to the shores of the Eastern Cathay , when a mutiny of the mariners , and the ...
... latitude . They here found the sea open , and Cabot entertained a confident hope of sailing through a bay , or " fret , " which they had then entered , to the shores of the Eastern Cathay , when a mutiny of the mariners , and the ...
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Side 130 - His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself with half-opened wings on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear, as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around ! At this moment the eager looks of the eagle are all...
Side 130 - Fish-Hawk, settling over some devoted victim of the deep. His eye kindles at the sight, and balancing himself, with half-opened wings, on the branch, he watches the result. Down, rapid as an arrow from heaven, descends the distant object of his attention, the roar of its wings reaching the ear as it disappears in the deep, making the surges foam around. At this moment the...
Side 103 - They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance, or for any length of time, in this country without...
Side 263 - did I share my own plate with the children whose helpless state and piteous cries were peculiarly distressing ; compassion for the full-grown may, or may not, be felt, but that heart must be cased in steel which is insensible to the cry of a child for food.
Side 118 - ... so cruelly wounded. On this request being made, one of the Indians hastily drew his spear from the place where it was first lodged, and pierced it through her breast near the heart. The love of life, however, even in this most miserable state, was so predominant, that though this might...
Side 176 - Had my own life alone been threatened, I would not have purchased it by such a measure ; but I considered myself as intrusted also with the protection of Hepburn's, a man, who, by his humane attentions and devotedness, had so endeared himself to me, that I felt more anxiety for his safety than for my own.
Side 148 - I now mixed up some vermilion in melted grease, and inscribed, in large characters, on the South-East face of the rock on which we had slept last night, this brief memorial - 'Alexander Mackenzie, from Canada, by land, the twenty-second of July, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-three.
Side 176 - Animated by such feelings, and convinced that Michel's death was necessary to self-preservation, he determined that it ought to be by his own and not by Hepburn's hand, and on his coming up shot him through the head with a pistol.
Side 102 - Women were made for labour; one of them can carry or haul as much as two men can do. They also pitch our tents, make and mend our clothing, keep us warm at night; and, in fact, there is no such thing as travelling any considerable distance...
Side 171 - ... portable, and they proved of incalculable benefit to us. We read portions of them to each other as we lay in bed, in addition to the morning and evening service, and found that they inspired us on each perusal with so strong a sense of the omnipresence of a beneficent God that our situation even in these wilds appeared no longer destitute, and we conversed not only with calmness but with cheerfulness, detailing with unrestrained confidence the past events of our lives and dwelling with hope on...