. The Arctic world: its plants, animals and natural phenomena [microform] : with a historical sketch of Arctic discovery down to the British Polar Expedition: 1875-76. British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; Zoology; Zoologie. IIUDBON'8 KlUHT VUYAdK. ttt the name of Capo Walmnffhain. Hnviiij,' thus upt'iiLcl up, thoui^'h unwittiii)^ly, the (front lii),'hwny to tlio I'olnr a, ho Hailod for Knjfhind, whoro ho arrived on tho 'JOth of Scptoinhor. Ill hix socoiul voyaf,'i;, in 15H(!, whuii, in addition to tho Siinnhiiif and thi- Mooimhine, ho had with liini tho .\firin
. The Arctic world: its plants, animals and natural phenomena [microform] : with a historical sketch of Arctic discovery down to the British Polar Expedition: 1875-76. British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; British Polar Expedition, 1875-76; Zoology; Zoologie. IIUDBON'8 KlUHT VUYAdK. ttt the name of Capo Walmnffhain. Hnviiij,' thus upt'iiLcl up, thoui^'h unwittiii)^ly, the (front lii),'hwny to tlio I'olnr a, ho Hailod for Knjfhind, whoro ho arrived on tho 'JOth of Scptoinhor. Ill hix socoiul voyaf,'i;, in 15H(!, whuii, in addition to tho Siinnhiiif and thi- Mooimhine, ho had with liini tho .\firinaiil of on« hundred and twenty touH, and tho North Star pinnace of ton, lie retraced hiu route of the previous year. Tlio Sunn/tine and tho North Star, 1 owover, he oni|)Ioyoil in cruisint,' alonjj tho eaat coast of Clroonhmd ; and they am-ondod, it is said, as lii^'h as lat. 80' N. Davis in his third voyajjo pushed further to the north, ro)u;hin>f as far iw tlio U)hl promon- tory which ho named (Jape Sanderson. He also crossed the groat channel afterwards known as Hudson Bay. The next Englishman who ventured into tho frozen seas was one Captani VVaymouth, in 1602 ; but ho added nothing to the scanty information already acquired. An Knglishman, .lames Hall, was tho chief pilot of an ox|iediti(m fitted out in lOOf) by the King of Denmark, wiiich o.\plorod some portion of the (ireenland coast. Ho mado throe successive voyages; but while e.\hibiting his own courage and resolution, he contributed nothing to the stores of geographical knowledge. Wo now arrive at a name which deservedly ranks among the foremost of Arctic explorers that of Henry Hudson. He contributed more to our acquaintance with tho Polar seas than any one who had preceded him, and few of his successors have surpassed him in the extent and thoroughness of his researches. He first appears, says Mr. Markham, fitting out a little cock-boat for tho Muscovy Company, called the Hopewell (of eighty tons), to discover a
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