Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay: In His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of Americ[a] and of the Tribes Inhabiting that Remote RegionJ. Mawman, By R. Watts, 1817 - 279 pagine |
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In His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of Americ[a] and of the Tribes Inhabiting that Remote Region Edward Chappell. 1 1 1 1 TO THE LORD VISCOUNT PALMERSTONE BARON TEMPLE SECRETARY OF.
In His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of Americ[a] and of the Tribes Inhabiting that Remote Region Edward Chappell. 1 1 1 1 TO THE LORD VISCOUNT PALMERSTONE BARON TEMPLE SECRETARY OF.
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... ship Rosamond , who had recently returned , for the second time , from an expedition to the North - eastern coast of America , brought to Cambridge a collection of the dresses , weapons , & c . of the Indians inhabiting Hudson's Bay ...
... ship Rosamond , who had recently returned , for the second time , from an expedition to the North - eastern coast of America , brought to Cambridge a collection of the dresses , weapons , & c . of the Indians inhabiting Hudson's Bay ...
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In His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of Americ[a] and of the Tribes Inhabiting that Remote Region Edward Chappell. meritorious officer , now only twenty - five years of age ; but , owing to ...
In His Majesty's Ship Rosamond Containing Some Account of the North-Eastern Coast of Americ[a] and of the Tribes Inhabiting that Remote Region Edward Chappell. meritorious officer , now only twenty - five years of age ; but , owing to ...
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... ship is generally stationed at this port , during war . MAY 21st . — In the morning , His Ma- jesty's ship Unicorn passed us , under an immense press of sail , with a Royal standard flying at her mast - head , which we saluted with ...
... ship is generally stationed at this port , during war . MAY 21st . — In the morning , His Ma- jesty's ship Unicorn passed us , under an immense press of sail , with a Royal standard flying at her mast - head , which we saluted with ...
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... ship , and £ .60 was the next day paid into her hands . I have since been informed , that the different ships at Spithead followed our example , as did also the workmen of the Dock - yard ; and a handsome sum was collected in the whole ...
... ship , and £ .60 was the next day paid into her hands . I have since been informed , that the different ships at Spithead followed our example , as did also the workmen of the Dock - yard ; and a handsome sum was collected in the whole ...
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Abbé amongst anchor animals appear arrive ascertained AUGUST bear boats breeze called canoe Cape Farewell Cape Resolution Cape Smith Captain Churchill Churchill River coast of Labrador continued Cree Indians deer degrees distance Ditto Ditto EDWARD DANIEL CLARKE Esquimaux European Extreme Cold Extreme Heat fair wind feet fire fish furs gale grappled Greenland guns hair Hudson's Bay Hudson's Straits Hudson's-Bay Company Hudson's-Bay ships huts inhabitants interior islands JULY JUNE Kirkwall Knee Lake Lake Winnepeg land latitude longitude Majesty's ship mart-houses ment miles Moose Moose Factory morning mouth natives Nelson River night night-fall noon northern northward observed Orkneys passed Pillitay Portage Prince of Wales procure rein-deer remarkable respect Rosamond sail Salisbury Island seal seal-skins Sept shew shoals side sight skins southward stone stood tent thing traders tribes visited voyage whale whilst whole windward winter women wood York Factory
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