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 the Low Land [1240] to the Streame Baie,
[1241] the course east and west 4 [16] miles.
From the Streame Baie to the Ice-hauen Point,
[1242] the course east and by north 3 [12] miles.
From the Ice-hauen Point to the Islands Point,
[1243] the course east north-east 5 [20] miles.
From the Islands Point to the Flushingers Point,
[1244] the course north-east and by east 3 [12] miles.
From the Flushingers Point to ye Head Point,
[1245] the course north-east 4 [16] miles.
From the Head Point to the Point of Desire,
[1246] the course south and north 6 [24] miles.
From the Point of Desire to the Island[s] of
Orange, [1247] north-west 8 [32] miles.
From the Islands of Orange to the Ice Point,
[1248] the course west and west and by south 5 [20] miles.
From the Ice Point to the Point of Thrust [1249]
the course [west and] west and by south 25 [100] miles.
From the Point of Trust to Nassawes Point,
[1250] the course [1251] west and by north 10 [40] miles.
From the Nassawe Point to the east end of the
Crosse Island, [1252] the course west and by
north 8 [32] miles.
From the east end of the Crosse Island to
Williams Island, [1253] the course west and by
south 3 [12] miles.
From Williams Island to the Black Point, [1254]
the course west south-west 6 [24] miles.
From the Black Point, to the east end of the
Admirable Island, [1255] the course west
south-west 7 [28] miles.
From the east to the west point of the Admirable
Island, the course west south-west 5 [20] miles.
From the west point of the Admirable Island to
Cape Planto, [1256] the course south-west and by
west 10 [40] miles.
From Cape de Planto to Lombs-bay, [1257] the
course west south-west 8 [32] miles.
From Lombs-bay to the Staues Point, [1258] the
course west south-west
From the Staues Point to [Cape de Prior or] 10 [40] miles.
Langenesse, [1259] the course south-west and by
south 14 [56] miles.
From [Cape Prior or] Langenes to Cape de Cant,
[1260] the course south-west and by south 6 [24] miles.
From Cape de Cant to the Point with the black
clifts, [1261] the course south and by west 4 [16] miles.
From the Point with the black cliftes to the
Black Island, [1262] the course south south-east 3 [12] miles.
From the Black Island to Constint-sarke, [1263]
the course east and west 2 [8] miles.
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