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ARCTIC
DISCOVERY
AND
ADVENTURE.
BY THE
AUTHOR OF "BRAZIL: ITS HISTORY, PEOPLE, NATURAL PRODUCTIONS, ETC."
LONDON:
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY:
Instituted 1799.
56, PATERNOSTER ROW; 65, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD; AND 164, PICCADILLY: SOLD BY ALL BOOKSELLERS.
203.d.370 370: 200. m. 163
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
A.D. 861-1464.
THE MYTHIC AGE OF ARCTIC DISCOVERY.
PAGE
Introductory remarks-NADDODD-Discovery of Iceland-The N rth-
men-GARDAR-FLOKI-IN GOLF and LIEF-OTHERE-Discovery of
the North Cape-Extent of the Scandinavian Arctic discoveries nd
colonies-Colony of Greenland-THORWALD-ERIC-Conversion of the
Greenlanders-Discovery of Winland or North America-BIORN
THORWALD and THORFINN-The Skrællingers-Ancient climate of
Greenland-Destruction of the old colony-The black death- The
Skrællingers-Queen Margaret-MADOC-THE ZENI-COLUMBUS—
JOHN VAZ COSTA CORTEREAL-Discovery of America by Columbus-
End of legendary Arctic history
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CHAPTER II.
A.D. 1496-1583.
THE DARK AGES OF ARCTIC DISCOVERY.
State of English navigation at the time of the discovery of America-
JOHN CABOT-Great circle sailing-Patents to the Cabot family-
John Cabot's voyage-SEBASTIAN CABOT-His voyage to Hudson's
Bay-His farewell to the Searchthrift-GASPAR CORTEREAL-MICHAEL
CORTEREAL-ANUS CORTEREAL-AUBERT-JACQUES CARTIER-
VERAZZANI-GOMEZ-ROBERT THORNE-His letters-Voyage of the
Mary of Guildford and the Sampson-HORE-The Trinitie and Minion
-Gentlemen adventurers-Cannibalism - Piracy-Sir HUGH WIL-
LOUGHBY-His excellence-CHANCELLOR-The Czar-Master Killing-
worth's beard-Commencement of the Russian trade-Willoughby's
real course now settled-Discovers Nova Zembla-Proofs-Lost in
the ice Ships and bodies discovered - Lost again -STEPHEN
BURROUGH-A whale-Waygats Island and Strait-Chancellor's loss
-URDANETA-COWLES-FROBISHER-MICHAEL LOCKE-Frobisher's
first voyage The savages-Gold-Danish and English opinions of the
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