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 Caninos to the Bay of Medemske (which is somewhat to the east
of the riuer Pechora) is seuen days sayling. The bay of Medemsky is
ouer a day and a halfe sayling. From Medemske Sauorost to Carareca
is sixe dayes sayling. From Carska Bay to the farthest side of the
riuer Ob is nine dayes sayling. The Bay of Carska is from side to
side a day and a nights sayling.
He learned another way by Noua Zembla and Matthuschan Yar to Ob
more north-eastward. From Caninos to the iland of Colgoieue is a
day and a nights sayling. From Colgoieue to Noua Zembla are two
dayes sayling. There is a great osera or lake vpon Noua Zembla,
where wonderfull store of geese and swannes doe breede, and in
moulting time cast their feathers, which is about Saint Peters day;
and the Russes of Colmogro repaire thither yearely, and our English
men venture thither with them seuerall shares in money: they bring
home great quantitie of doune-feathers, dried swannes and geese,
beares skinnes, and fish, etc. From Naromske reca or riuer to
Mattuschan Yar is sixe dayes sayling. From Mattuschan Yar to the
Perouologi Teupla, that is to say, to the warme passage ouer-land,
compassing or sayling round about the sands, is thirteene dayes
sayling. And there is upon the sands, at a full sea, seuen fathomes
water, and two fathomes at a low water. The occasion of this
highing of the water, is the falling into the sea of the three
riuers, and the meeting of the two seas, to wit, the North Sea and
the East Sea, which make both high water and great sands. And you
must beware that you come not with your shippe near vnto the iland
by the riuer Ob. [82] From Mattuschan Yar to this iland is fiue
dayes sayling. Mattushan Yar is in some part fortie versts ouer,
and in some parts not past six versts ouer.
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