The North
Abstract This chapter includes material written by sailors on voyages to the Arctic, most eager to discover the North-West Passage which would have revolutionized English trade routes into the Pacific, as well as established a Northern Empire, as John Dee, the man who probably invented the term ‘Bri...
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Oxford University PressOxford
2022
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198871552.003.0004 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/48451509/oso-9780198871552-chapter-4.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract This chapter includes material written by sailors on voyages to the Arctic, most eager to discover the North-West Passage which would have revolutionized English trade routes into the Pacific, as well as established a Northern Empire, as John Dee, the man who probably invented the term ‘British Empire’, urged. Fishing emerges as a significant issue as well. The explorers learned that the north-west was very different than they had imagined, full of ice and people of very different cultures who resisted Anglicization. Passages in this chapter include George Abbot’s overview of the northern regions; Fynes Moryson on his visit to Denmark; Giles Fletcher the elder on his voyage to and travels in Russia; George Best’s account of Martin Frobisher’s voyage to Baffin Island; Sir George Peckham’s account of Humphrey Gilbert’s voyage to Newfoundland, which provides a fascinating insight into the ways in which colonial occupation was undertaken; and John Davis on his encounters with the Inuit in Greenland. |
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