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 landon 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 know...
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ftbritishlibrary:oai:hyku:112e2d3a-708b-4962-b8c6-51ef7112be63 2023-05-15T16:00:12+02:00 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 doi.org/10.23636/830 Article 1996 ftbritishlibrary https://doi.org/10.23636/830 2021-09-16T17:34:54Z FROM the time it was certain that one could sail westwards from Europe and reach landon 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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FROM the time it was certain that one could sail westwards from Europe and reach landon 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. |
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Seaver, Kirsten A. A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 |
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Seaver, Kirsten A. |
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Seaver, Kirsten A. |
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A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 |
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A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 |
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A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 |
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A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 |
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A very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the Davis Strait circa 1500-1550 |
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very common and usuall trade': the relationship between cartographic perceptions and 'fishing' in the davis strait circa 1500-1550 |
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Davis Strait North West Passage |
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Davis Strait North West Passage |
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British Library Journal http://www.bl.uk/eblj/1996articles/article1.html doi.org/10.23636/830 |
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