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The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Munk's Navigatio Septentrionalis tells of the Danish attempt to find a North-West Passage in 16191620, which reached Hudson's Bay but lost almost all the crew due to cold and disease.

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Introduction; Jens Munk's 'Navigatio Septentrionalis'; Commentary; Index.

Danish Arctic Expeditions 1605 to 1620 Volume 2

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 9/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781108012935, 978-1108012935
      ISBN10: 1108012930
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. Munk's Navigatio Septentrionalis tells of the Danish attempt to find a North-West Passage in 16191620, which reached Hudson's Bay but lost almost all the crew due to cold and disease.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; Jens Munk's 'Navigatio Septentrionalis'; Commentary; Index.

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