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Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter of Gerardus Mercator , written to M. Richard
Hakluyt of Oxford , touching the intended discoverie of
the Northeast passage, An. 1580 . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The English Voyages , Navigations , and Discoveries
(intended for the finding of a North-west passage) to
the North parts of America , to Meta incognita , and
the backeside of Gronland
, as farre as 72 degrees and
12 minuts: performed first by Sebastian Cabota , and
since by Sir Martin Frobisher , and M. John Davis ,
with the Patents, Discourses, and Advertisements
thereto belonging. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A true discourse of the three Voyages of discoverie, for
the finding of a passage to Cathaya , by the Northwest,
under the conduct of Martin Frobisher Generall :
Before which, as a necessary Preface is prefixed a
twofolde discourse, conteining certaine reasons to prove
all partes of the World habitable. Penned by Master
George Best , a Gentleman employed in the same
voyages. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A generall and briefe description of the Countrey , and
condition of the people, which are found in Meta
Incognita . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, The Voyages of the English Nation to Newfoundland
,
to the Isles of Ramea , and the Isles of Assumption
otherwise called Natiscotec , situate at the mouth of
the River of Canada , and to the coastes of Cape
Briton , and Arambec , corruptly called Norumbega ,
with the Patents, letters, and advertisements thereunto
belonging. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A letter written to M. Richard Hakluyt of the middle
Temple, conteining a report of the true state and commodities of Newfoundland
, by M. Anthonie Parkhurst
Gentleman , 1578 . (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A report of the voyage and successe thereof, attempted
in the yeere of our Lord 1583 by sir Humfrey Gilbert
knight, with other gentlemen assisting him in that
action, intended to discover and to plant Christian
inhabitants in place convenient, upon those large and
ample countreys extended Northward from the cape
of Florida
, lying under very temperate Climes, esteemed
fertile and rich in Minerals, yet not in the actuall
possession of any Christian prince, written by M.
Edward Haie gentleman, and principall actour in the
same voyage, who alone continued unto the end, and
by Gods speciall assistance returned home with his
retinue safe and entire. (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, narrative 638 (search)
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A briefe relation of the New found lande, and the
commodities thereof. (search)
A briefe relation of the New found lande, and the
commodities thereof.
THAT which we doe call the Newfound land, and the
Frenchmen Bacalaos, is an Iland, or rather (after the
opinion of some) it consisteth of sundry Ilands and
broken lands, situate in the North regions of America
,
upon the gulfe and entrance of the great river called S.
Laurence in Canada
. Into the which, navigation may
be made both on the South and North side of this Iland.
The land lyeth South and North, containing in length
betweene three & 400 miles, accounting from cape Race
(which is in 46 degrees 25 minuts) unto the Grand bay
in 52 degrees of Septentrionall latitude. The Iland round
about hath very many goodly bayes and harbors, safe
roads for ships, the like not to be found in any part of
the knowen world.
The common opinion that is had of intemperature &
extreme cold that should be in this countrey, as of some
part it may be verified, namely the North, where I grant
it is more colde then in coun
Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of the English Nation, A relation of Richard Clarke of Weymouth
, master of
the ship called the Delight, going for the discovery of
Norembega , with Sir Humfrey Gilbert 1583 . Written
in excuse of that fault of casting away the ship and
men, imputed to his oversight. (search)