The voyages of Captain Luke Foxe of Hull, and Captain Thomas James of Bristol, in search of a northwest passage, in 1631-32; with narratives of the earlier northwest voyages of Frobisher, Davis, Weymouth, Hall, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baflin, Hawkridge, ad others.

Reprint, with reproduction of title-pages, of "North-west Fox: or, Fox from the north-west passage. Beginning with King Arthur, Malga, Oothvr, the two Zenis of Iseland, Estotiland ad Dorgia; following with brief abstracts of the voyages of Cabot [etc.] . with the author his owne voyage ."...

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Main Authors: Christy, Miller, 1861-, W. W. (William Watts), active 1633., Gellibrand, Henry, 1597-1636., James, Thomas, 1593?-1635?, Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: London, Printed for the Hakluyt society 1894
Subjects:
Longitude
Voyages and travels
Hudson
Northwest Passage
Luke
Cabot
North West Passage
Northwest passage
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101046551824
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101046551832
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Summary:Reprint, with reproduction of title-pages, of "North-west Fox: or, Fox from the north-west passage. Beginning with King Arthur, Malga, Oothvr, the two Zenis of Iseland, Estotiland ad Dorgia; following with brief abstracts of the voyages of Cabot [etc.] . with the author his owne voyage ." London, 1635, and "The strange and dangerous voyage of Captain Thomeas Iames . with An appendix concerning longitude, by Master Henry Gellibrand . and An aduise concerning the philosophy of these late discoueryes, by W[illiam] W[atts]". London, 1633. Paged continuously. Bibliography: North-west Fox with collation of the copy in the Greoville library, v. l. p. cxxvi-cxxviii; The strange . voyage of Captaine T. James, p. cixxvi-cixxvi (collation of first ed., p. cixxviii-cixxix) Hakluyt handbook Mode of access: Internet.

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