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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... once proceed to resume his ordinary functions at Frederick's - hope . With respect to your means of conveyance and subsistence in Greenland , both before and after your Expedition to the East coast , orders have been given to the ...
... once proceed to resume his ordinary functions at Frederick's - hope . With respect to your means of conveyance and subsistence in Greenland , both before and after your Expedition to the East coast , orders have been given to the ...
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... once possessed of God's word : " — that is , they became heathens , and adopted the manners and customs of the Esqui- maux ; or , perhaps , they may have quitted the country when they perceived that none cared more to trade with them ...
... once possessed of God's word : " — that is , they became heathens , and adopted the manners and customs of the Esqui- maux ; or , perhaps , they may have quitted the country when they perceived that none cared more to trade with them ...
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... once more set out , with five ships under his command , taking with him the three natives whom Hall had kidnapped at Davis ' Straits , —a circumstance from which we may infer that there seemed more likelihood of discovering traces of ...
... once more set out , with five ships under his command , taking with him the three natives whom Hall had kidnapped at Davis ' Straits , —a circumstance from which we may infer that there seemed more likelihood of discovering traces of ...
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... once more , and proceeded , in the first place , as far north as lat . 73 ° , in pursuit , probably , of the whale fishery . From thence he sailed West round Iceland , and came , at several points , in sight of the East coast of ...
... once more , and proceeded , in the first place , as far north as lat . 73 ° , in pursuit , probably , of the whale fishery . From thence he sailed West round Iceland , and came , at several points , in sight of the East coast of ...
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... once that they could not be descendants of the Europeans , who , some three hundred years before , had inhabited the country . To discover traces of these , he determined on visiting the East coast , and actually set out with that ...
... once that they could not be descendants of the Europeans , who , some three hundred years before , had inhabited the country . To discover traces of these , he determined on visiting the East coast , and actually set out with that ...
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