. 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. CHAP. VI. Co;\Kt r,f Gvecnluiul, Icebergs Lind tlis- covercd. 194 EARLY NOKTII-WIST VOVAfirJ. •-*«-. Mount n Leaving this coast tlioy jiow s^iilcil wi'stwurd, and, after being deceived l)y Si'vcral illusory appearances, at length saw the white cliffs of Greenland towering be- hind a mighty wall of ice. Without attempting to approach the beach, the captain steered towards the
. 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. CHAP. VI. Co;\Kt r,f Gvecnluiul, Icebergs Lind tlis- covercd. 194 EARLY NOKTII-WIST VOVAfirJ. •-*«-. Mount n Leaving this coast tlioy jiow s^iilcil wi'stwurd, and, after being deceived l)y Si'vcral illusory appearances, at length saw the white cliffs of Greenland towering be- hind a mighty wall of ice. Without attempting to approach the beach, the captain steered towards the south-west, and passed what he imagined to be Frobi- shcr's Straits, which in fact long continued to be errone- ously laid down on this shore, though they belong to that of America. He now turned Cape Farewell, and "raised the Desolations," making careful observation of those points of land which he found not well delineated in the charts. The maruiers soon began to descry, floating along, the mighty islmids of ice,—a sight which appalled all but the stoutest hearts. Onward they advanced, however, sometimes enjoying a clear and open sea, but often encompassed by icebergs or by small and drifting heaps; and at length they had to steer a3 it were between two lands of ice. On occasions of peril, they not unfrequently moored themselves to the larger masses; but seeing one of them split, and fall with a tremendous crash into the waves, they no longer trusted to such a protection. On the 25th June land appeared to the north, was again lost sight of, and afterwards discovered to the south ; so that they found themselves \i 1. 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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