. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. CLIMATE. 59 with the rest of the world by a vast barrier of ice, wliich chap. i. had at length accumulated on its shores. The only " Erling Sigvatson, and Bjarnc Thordarson, and Endrido Odd- Scandinavian son, erected tlieso memorial-stones and cleared the place, on '''"|'c in- Saturday before Gagndag Ulie 25th of A pril), in the year 1 l;^R " '**^'' Those e
. Discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history. Northwest Passage; Natural history; Nord-Ouest, Passage du; Sciences naturelles. CLIMATE. 59 with the rest of the world by a vast barrier of ice, wliich chap. i. had at length accumulated on its shores. The only " Erling Sigvatson, and Bjarnc Thordarson, and Endrido Odd- Scandinavian son, erected tlieso memorial-stones and cleared the place, on '''"|'c in- Saturday before Gagndag Ulie 25th of A pril), in the year 1 l;^R " '**^'' Those enterprising settlers must therefore have, as early as the twelfth century, come into communication with the Esqui- niiinx of North America. Allowing for the difference of style at that epoch (being three days for every four centuries), the stone was erected on the 1st of May, at which time the ground seems to have been covered with snow. I-'or this curious notice the author is indebted to his tiery in- genious, learned, and amiable friend, Dr T. Stewart Traill of Liverpool.* * Dr Traill lias, since tlie date of this acknowledgment by Sir Jotin Leslie, been njipoiiitud Professor of Medical Jurisprudence in the Univer* sity uf Kclinliuri,' Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832; Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854; Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846. London; Edinburgh : T. Nelson
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