. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history; with an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. the Jjrth- [hich tated ^oy. the dew lan. EARLY NORTH-WEST VOYAGES. 201. y i I itselfj but which struck them with alarm^ as an in- dication of unfavourable weather. Living the Icelandic coast they now sailed west- ward, and, after being deceived by illusory appear, ances of land, at length saw the white cliffs of Greenland towering behind a mighty wall of ice. Without atte
. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history; with an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. the Jjrth- [hich tated ^oy. the dew lan. EARLY NORTH-WEST VOYAGES. 201. y i I itselfj but which struck them with alarm^ as an in- dication of unfavourable weather. Living the Icelandic coast they now sailed west- ward, and, after being deceived by illusory appear, ances of land, at length saw the white cliffs of Greenland towering behind a mighty wall of ice. Without attempting to approach the coast, Hudson sailed towards the south-west, and passed what he imagined to be Frobisher's Straits, which in fact long continued to be laid down on the coast of Green- land, though with manifest error, since they evi- dently belong to that of America. Hudson now turned Cape Farewell, and " raised the Desolations," making careful observation of those coasts, which he found not \7ell laid down in the charts. The mari- ners soon began to descry, floating along, the mighty islands of ice,—a sight which appalled all but the stoutest hearts. Onward they sailed, however, some- times enjoying a clear and open sea, but often en- compassed by these mighty masses, 0: by the small and drifting heaps; and at length they had to steer \. 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. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd; London : Simpkin & Marshall
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