'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550

FROM the time it was certain that one could sail westwards from Europe and reach land on the other side of the ocean, three kinds of European travellers headed west into the northern Atlantic: those searching for a north-west passage to the spices and silks of the Orient through what soon became kno...

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Main Author: Seaver, Kirsten A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: British Library 1996
Subjects:
Davis Strait
North West Passage
Online Access:http://www.bl.uk/eblj/1996articles/article1.html
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spelling ftbritishlibrary:oai:bl:112e2d3a-708b-4962-b8c6-51ef7112be63 2023-11-12T04:16:22+01:00 'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 Seaver, Kirsten A. 1996 http://www.bl.uk/eblj/1996articles/article1.html English eng British Library British Library Journal http://www.bl.uk/eblj/1996articles/article1.html Article 1996 ftbritishlibrary 2023-10-20T07:38:40Z FROM the time it was certain that one could sail westwards from Europe and reach land on the other side of the ocean, three kinds of European travellers headed west into the northern Atlantic: those searching for a north-west passage to the spices and silks of the Orient through what soon became known as an intervening American continent; those hoping to find gold or silver ashore in the New World; and those content to exploit everyday commodities obtainable from the eastern shore of North America and its adjacent waters. Article in Journal/Newspaper Davis Strait North West Passage British Library Research Repository
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description FROM the time it was certain that one could sail westwards from Europe and reach land on the other side of the ocean, three kinds of European travellers headed west into the northern Atlantic: those searching for a north-west passage to the spices and silks of the Orient through what soon became known as an intervening American continent; those hoping to find gold or silver ashore in the New World; and those content to exploit everyday commodities obtainable from the eastern shore of North America and its adjacent waters.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Seaver, Kirsten A.
spellingShingle Seaver, Kirsten A.
'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550
author_facet Seaver, Kirsten A.
author_sort Seaver, Kirsten A.
title 'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550
title_short 'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550
title_full 'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550
title_fullStr 'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550
title_full_unstemmed 'A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550
title_sort 'a very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the davis strait circa 1500-1550
publisher British Library
publishDate 1996
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North West Passage
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North West Passage
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