. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history, and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. • EARLY NORTH-WEST VOYAGES^ 181. torrents of fire down its snowy sides, with smoke ascending to the sky; an object not only fearful in Itself, but which struck them with alarm, as an indi- cation of unfavourable weather. Leaving 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 Gre
. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history, and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. • EARLY NORTH-WEST VOYAGES^ 181. torrents of fire down its snowy sides, with smoke ascending to the sky; an object not only fearful in Itself, but which struck them with alarm, as an indi- cation of unfavourable weather. Leaving 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 c. li^st of Green- land, though with manifest error, since tl. ey evidently belong to that of America. Hudson now turned Cape Farewell, and "raisedthe Desolations," making careful observation of those coasts, which he found not well laid down in the charts. The mariners soon began to descry, floating along, the mighty islands oS 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, or by the small and drifting heaps; and at length they had to steer Q ^^^^ .. 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. New York : Harper
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