The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic Regions (1594, 1595, and 1596)Veer, Gerrit de
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The Three Voyages of William Barents to the Arctic Regions (1594, 1595, and 1596)
Veer, Gerrit de
Barentsz, Willem, approximately 1550-1597; Northeast Passage
From thence they wound north-ward and sailed north 8 [32] miles, with a
west north-west wind and a mist, and till the 20 of July in the morning
north-east and by north 3 [12] or 4 [16] miles; and when the sunne was
east [½ p. 4, A.M.] they wound west, and till euening sailed south-west
5 [20] or 6 [24] miles, with mistie weather, and then south-west and by
south 7 [28] miles, till the 21 of July in the morning.
Then they wound north-ward againe, and from morning till euening sailed
north-west and by west 9 [36] miles, with mistie weather, and againe
north-west and by west [306] 3 [12] miles; and then wound south-ward,
and till the 22 of July in the morning sailed south south-west 3 [12]
miles, with mistie weather, and till euening south and by west, 9 [36]
miles, all mistie weather.
After that they wound north-ward againe, and sailed north-west and by
north 3 [12] miles, and then 2 [8] miles north-west; [307] and in the
morning being the 23 of July the wind blew north-west, and then they
cast out the lead, and had 48 fadome muddie ground.
Then they sailed 2 [8] miles north north-east and north and by east,
and 2 [8] miles north-east, at 46 fadome deepe; after that they wound
west-ward, and sailed west and by north 6 [24] miles; there it was 60
fadome deepe, muddy ground.
Then they wound eastward and sailed 3 [12] miles east and by north;
then againe 9 [36] or 10 [40] miles east, and east and by south; and
after that 5 [20] or 6 [24] miles east, and east and by south; and
after that 5 [20] or 6 [24] miles more, east and by south, till
euening, being the 24 of July; then againe 4 [16] miles south-east and
by east, the wind being east north-east.
Then they woond north-ward, and till the 25 of July in the morning
sailed north, and north and by west, 4 [16] miles; there they had 130
fadome deepe, muddie ground; then they sailed north-ward, where they
had 100 fadome deepe, and there they saw the ice in the north-east; and
then againe they sailed 2 [8] miles, north and by west.
Then they woond south-ward towards the ice, and sailed south-east one
mile [4 miles]; after that they wound north-ward againe, and sailed
north 6 [24] miles, and were so inclosed about with flakes of ice,
[308] that out of the top they could not discerne any thing beyond it,
and sought to get through the ice, but they could not passe beyond it,
and therefore in the evening they wound south-ward againe, and sailed
along by the ice, south and west by 5 [20] miles, and after that south
south-east 3 [12] miles.
The 25 of July at night, they took the height of the sunne, when it was
at the lowest between north and north-east, [309] and north-east and by
north, it being eleuated aboue the horizon 6 degrees and ¾, his
declinatiō being 19 degrees 50 minutes; now take 6 degrees ¾ from 19
degrees and 50 minutes, and there resteth 13 degrees 5 minutes, which
substracted from 90 there resteth 77 degrees lesse 5 minutes. [310]
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