Celebrated Travels And Travellers Part 1 The Exploration Of The

Chapter 15

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THE POLAR EXPEDITIONS AND THE SEARCH FOR THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE.

I.

The Northmen--Eric the Red--The Zenos--John Cabot--Cortereal-- Sebastian Cabot--Willoughby--Chancellor . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

II.

John Verrazzano--Jacques Cartier and his three voyages to Canada--The town of Hochelaga--Tobacco--The scurvy--Voyage of Roberval--Martin Frobisher and his voyages--John Davis--Barentz and Heemskerke--Spitzbergen--Winter season at Nova Zembla-- Return to Europe--Relics of the Expedition . . . . . . . . . . . 334