CONTENTS.
Reading edition
Postscript.
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Introduction to the Second Edition i
Introduction to the First Edition lxiii
The True and Perfect Description of Three Voyages clxxv
The Fyrst Part of the Nauigation into the North Seas 1
A Briefe Declaration of a Second Nauigation 40
The Third Voyage Northwarde to the Kingdomes of Cathaia and China 70
Appendix. Letter from John Balak to Gerard Mercator 261
Appendix.,, Henry Hudson’s Visit to Novaya Zemlya 265
Appendix.,, Writings of William Barents 273
Index 275
ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Clock found in the Barents’ House in Novaya Zemlya i
Relics found in the Barents’ House xlix
Relics,, found,, in,, the,, Barents’,, House,, ib.
Instrument for finding Longitude lvi
How a frightful, cruel, big bear tare to pieces two of our companions 63
A wonder in the heavens, and how we caught a bear 77
How a bear came unto our boat, and what took place with him 78
How our ship stuck fast in the ice, whereby three of us were nearly lost 99
How the ice heaved up the fore part of our ship 100
How we built a house of wood, wherein to keep ourselves through the winter 108
The exact manner of the house wherein we wintered 128
How we shot a bear, wherefrom we got a good hundred pounds’ weight of grease 154
How we made ready to sail back again to Holland 180
How we prepared a way whereby we brought our boats and goods to the sea 188
How we were nearly wrecked, and with great danger had to betake ourselves to the ice 196
True portraiture of our boats, and how we nearly got into trouble with the seahorses 218
MAPS.
Caerte van Nova Zembla to face Title
Caerte van’t Noorderste Russen, Samojeden, ende Tingoesen landt lxxxvii
ERRATA.
Page xxvii, in Note 1, for Zeemosche Bay, read Zeeuwsche Bay.
Page lxii, in third line from bottom of page, for Fiele, read Tiele.