Narrative of an expedition to the east coast of Greenland ... in search of the lost colonies, tr. by G.G. Macdougall1837 - 80 pages |
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... direction of North , by which means you will the sooner meet with him . On his reaching Juliana's- hope you will , in conjunction with him , determine on the measures to be taken with respect to the building of your women's - boats ...
... direction of North , by which means you will the sooner meet with him . On his reaching Juliana's- hope you will , in conjunction with him , determine on the measures to be taken with respect to the building of your women's - boats ...
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... direction of N. and N.E. from the land , than to the South or West * . From the old chorographies that have come down to us , we know that the inhabited districts were called , respectively , the East and West Bygd , and the ...
... direction of N. and N.E. from the land , than to the South or West * . From the old chorographies that have come down to us , we know that the inhabited districts were called , respectively , the East and West Bygd , and the ...
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... direction . Christian the Third repealed the law interdicting trade with Greenland , and despatched several ships in quest of it , but without success . During the reign of Frederick the Second , in the year 1578 , one Mogens Heinson ...
... direction . Christian the Third repealed the law interdicting trade with Greenland , and despatched several ships in quest of it , but without success . During the reign of Frederick the Second , in the year 1578 , one Mogens Heinson ...
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... direction . The ships , accordingly , which , after this period , annually sailed to Greenland , often received orders to attempt a landing on the East coast . As none of them , however , succeeded in accomplishing this object , or even ...
... direction . The ships , accordingly , which , after this period , annually sailed to Greenland , often received orders to attempt a landing on the East coast . As none of them , however , succeeded in accomplishing this object , or even ...
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... direction of South , and sailed West about the promontory of Hvarf . These words , indeed , could not but be a mystery to Walckendorff and his contemporaries , who neither were acquainted with the true situation of Cape Farewell , nor ...
... direction of South , and sailed West about the promontory of Hvarf . These words , indeed , could not but be a mystery to Walckendorff and his contemporaries , who neither were acquainted with the true situation of Cape Farewell , nor ...
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