Sailing directions of Henry Hudson, prepared for his use in 1608, from the old Danish of Ivar Bardsen : with an introduction and notes; also a dissertation on the discovery of Hudson River /
Two English versions of Bardsen's account of Greenland are included (p. [61]-96) The first, reprinted from Purchas his Pilgrimes, v. 3, has title: "A treatise of Iver Boty a Gronlander, translated out of the Norsh language into High Dutch, in the yeere 1560. And after out of High Dutch int...
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Albany : J. Munsell
1869
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/yale.39002005012787 http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hx4mzk |
| Summary: | Two English versions of Bardsen's account of Greenland are included (p. [61]-96) The first, reprinted from Purchas his Pilgrimes, v. 3, has title: "A treatise of Iver Boty a Gronlander, translated out of the Norsh language into High Dutch, in the yeere 1560. And after out of High Dutch into Low Dutch, by William Barentson . And this was translated out of Low Dutch by Master William Stere, marchent, in the yeere 1608, for the use of me Henrie Hudson" . The second is a translation of the version given in Rafn's Antiquitates americanæ. Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: Internet. |
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