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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... obtained permission to go on shore . He had hoped by means of presents to conciliate the natives ; but scarcely had he set foot on shore , when they rushed upon him , and cut him to pieces with their knives made of the horn of the ...
... obtained permission to go on shore . He had hoped by means of presents to conciliate the natives ; but scarcely had he set foot on shore , when they rushed upon him , and cut him to pieces with their knives made of the horn of the ...
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... obtained the exclusive privilege of fitting out expeditions in quest of the old colonies , and a monopoly of their trade , if found , for thirty years , privilege , however , which , as it yielded him no profit , he relin- quished at ...
... obtained the exclusive privilege of fitting out expeditions in quest of the old colonies , and a monopoly of their trade , if found , for thirty years , privilege , however , which , as it yielded him no profit , he relin- quished at ...
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... obtaining the mere necessaries of life . The rein - deer are most abundant in the vicinity of Good Hope , the Sugar - loaf , and Holsteinsborg * , and many thousands of them are killed there annually . It is a pity that the Greenlanders ...
... obtaining the mere necessaries of life . The rein - deer are most abundant in the vicinity of Good Hope , the Sugar - loaf , and Holsteinsborg * , and many thousands of them are killed there annually . It is a pity that the Greenlanders ...
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... obtain by personal observation a more correct knowledge than I could glean from the incoherent reports of others , of the state of things , and be the better able to determine the time of my departure in the spring ; the rather because ...
... obtain by personal observation a more correct knowledge than I could glean from the incoherent reports of others , of the state of things , and be the better able to determine the time of my departure in the spring ; the rather because ...
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... obtained the following results : - 1. That the variation is least at from nine to ten , A.M. , and greatest at from nine to ten , P.M. † 2. That when the mercury in the barometer is most stationary , the variation of the needle is ...
... obtained the following results : - 1. That the variation is least at from nine to ten , A.M. , and greatest at from nine to ten , P.M. † 2. That when the mercury in the barometer is most stationary , the variation of the needle is ...
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