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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Abbot , Joel , 1793 -1855 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Adams , Samuel , 1722 -1803 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Aguinaldo , Emilio , 1870 - (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Angell , James Burrill , 1829 - (search)
Angell, James Burrill, 1829-
Educator and diplomatist; born in Scituate, R. I., Jan. 7, 1829; was graduated at Brown University; in 1849; Professor of Modern Languages and Literature at Brown University in 1853-60; president of the University of Vermont in 1866-71; and since 1871 president of the University of Michigan.
In 1880-81 he was United States minister to China; in 1887 a member of the Anglo-American Commission on Canadian Fisheries: in 1896 chairman of the Canadian-American Commission on Deep Waterways from the Great Lakes to the Sea: and in 1897-98 United States minister to Turkey.
He is author of numerous addresses, and magazine articles.
Arctic exploration.
During almost four hundred years efforts have been made by European navigators to discover a passage for vessels through the Arctic seas to India.
The stories of Marco Polo of the magnificent countries in Eastern Asia and adjacent islands — Cathay and Zipangi, China and Japan--stimulated desires to accomplish such a passage.
The Cabots [John Cabot; Sebastian Cabot (q. v.)] went in the direction of the pole, northwestward, at or near the close of the fifteenth century, and penetrated as far north as 67° 30′, or half-way up to (present) Davis Strait.
The next explorers were the brothers Cortereal, who made three voyages in that direction, 1500-02.
In 1553 Sir Hugh Willoughby set out to find a northwest passage to India, but was driven back from Nova Zembla, and perished on the shore of Lapland.
In 1576-78 Martin Frobisher made three voyages to find a northwest passage into the Pacific Ocean, and discovered the entrance to Hudson Bay.
Between 1585 and 1587
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Arthur , Chester Alan , 1830 -1886 (search)
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barentz , Willem , 1594 - (search)
Barentz, Willem, 1594-
Navigator; born in Holland; commanded exploring expeditions to Nova Zembla and Spitzbergen in 1594-97.
His first expedition was an attempt to find a passage through the Arctic Ocean to China, in which he reached lat. 78° N. On his third and last expedition, in 1596-97, he reached lat. 80° 11′ N., and discovered Spitzbergen.
He died near Nova Zembla, June 20, 1597. Captain Carlsen, after a lapse of 274 years, found Barentz's winter quarters undisturbed in 1871; and some of the navigator's journals were recovered in 1
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Biddle , James , 1783 -1848 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Blair , Henry William , 1834 - (search)