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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Page iii
... taken of the delay , to profit by the kind offer of CAPTAIN JAMES CLARKE ROSS , Royal Navy , to add a few notes to the work ; which , from his experience on the Coast of Greenland , and in the Arctic Seas , cannot fail to enhance its ...
... taken of the delay , to profit by the kind offer of CAPTAIN JAMES CLARKE ROSS , Royal Navy , to add a few notes to the work ; which , from his experience on the Coast of Greenland , and in the Arctic Seas , cannot fail to enhance its ...
Page viii
... taken with respect to the building of your women's - boats , the engaging of crews for them , and whatever else may be necessary towards the furtherance of your Expedition . You will perceive from the copy furnished you of the ...
... taken with respect to the building of your women's - boats , the engaging of crews for them , and whatever else may be necessary towards the furtherance of your Expedition . You will perceive from the copy furnished you of the ...
Page xv
... taken to establish , if possible , a communication between the different inhabited places on the East coast and the nearest Danish establishment , you will endeavour , from time to time , to have whatever you may thus collect ...
... taken to establish , if possible , a communication between the different inhabited places on the East coast and the nearest Danish establishment , you will endeavour , from time to time , to have whatever you may thus collect ...
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... taken alive . At four , P.M. , we saw the Skaw lighthouse , bearing S. 30 ° W. , distant five miles and a half . Shortly after , as we were taking a last look at our native shores , now vanishing in the distance , a sudden flaw of wind ...
... taken alive . At four , P.M. , we saw the Skaw lighthouse , bearing S. 30 ° W. , distant five miles and a half . Shortly after , as we were taking a last look at our native shores , now vanishing in the distance , a sudden flaw of wind ...
Page 19
... taken , rather than encounter the certain death that awaits them in the waves , when their weary wings refuse their office . On my voyage to Greenland , in 1823 , we caught in this way , at 160 miles ' distance from Shetland , a sparrow ...
... taken , rather than encounter the certain death that awaits them in the waves , when their weary wings refuse their office . On my voyage to Greenland , in 1823 , we caught in this way , at 160 miles ' distance from Shetland , a sparrow ...
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