The Last Voyage of Capt. Sir John Ross, R.N. to the Arctic Regions: For the Discovery of a North West Passage; Performed in the Years 1829-30-31-32 and 33J. Saunders, 1835 - Всего страниц: 760 |
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... STEWARD TO THE RXPEDITION Cant Ross & hus pory leaving Fury Bauch for Bitty Ray LONDON . WWcians . Sculp Page.672 PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETORS BY JOHN SAUNDERS . 25 NEWGATE STREET 1953 THE LAST VOYAGE OF CAPT . SIR JOHN ROSS ,
... STEWARD TO THE RXPEDITION Cant Ross & hus pory leaving Fury Bauch for Bitty Ray LONDON . WWcians . Sculp Page.672 PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETORS BY JOHN SAUNDERS . 25 NEWGATE STREET 1953 THE LAST VOYAGE OF CAPT . SIR JOHN ROSS ,
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... Fury Strait Fox's Farthest Liddon's Gulf Sea according to Hearne Melville havs Bwink our Banks's Land Loy Cape Sea according La Kenzi CHearne CBarrow FInterprise Lowther I Admiralty Inlet Navy Board Inlet Cockburn Godthaab Good Hope ...
... Fury Strait Fox's Farthest Liddon's Gulf Sea according to Hearne Melville havs Bwink our Banks's Land Loy Cape Sea according La Kenzi CHearne CBarrow FInterprise Lowther I Admiralty Inlet Navy Board Inlet Cockburn Godthaab Good Hope ...
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... fury of the waves , were splintered into a thousand pieces . Exposed now to the most imminent danger , Barentz saw himself obliged to return , and after encountering the greatest hardships , he reached Icehaven in latitude 73 ° 50 ...
... fury of the waves , were splintered into a thousand pieces . Exposed now to the most imminent danger , Barentz saw himself obliged to return , and after encountering the greatest hardships , he reached Icehaven in latitude 73 ° 50 ...
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... Fury in 1821 ; proceeding westward through Hudson's Strait to the Repulse Bay of Middleton , which he carefully surveyed , without finding any second outlet . After passing the winter , he made sail through Fox's channel , and with ...
... Fury in 1821 ; proceeding westward through Hudson's Strait to the Repulse Bay of Middleton , which he carefully surveyed , without finding any second outlet . After passing the winter , he made sail through Fox's channel , and with ...
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... Fury , and to complete her cargo with oil or any other commodity that could be obtained ; in fact , she was to be considered in every respect as a trading vessel , without any relation to the object of the expedition , no further than ...
... Fury , and to complete her cargo with oil or any other commodity that could be obtained ; in fact , she was to be considered in every respect as a trading vessel , without any relation to the object of the expedition , no further than ...
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Admiralty Alwak amongst animal appeared Arctic arrived ascertained Batty Bay berg board the Victory boat brought cabin Capt Captain character circumstances coast Commander Ross considered crew degree determined direction discovered discovery distance dogs employed engine Esquimaux excursion expedition Felix Booth Felix Harbour fish following day Fury Beach Greenland hands Hudson's Bay Company human huts inlet Isabella islands Kabloonas Lancaster Sound land latitude latter magnetic pole mander Ross manner Mc'Diarmid means Melville Peninsula miles Monument Beach musk ox natives nature navigation needle never north magnetic pole north west passage northward object obliged observations obtained officers opinion Parry party perhaps possession present provisions purpose respect Sacheuse sailed sailors salmon scarcely seal seen senik ship shore skins sledge snow spirit steam steam engine Strait supposed tion took vessel visited voyage weather westward whale whilst whole wind winter
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