Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage, 1741-1747: Volume I: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742 by William Barr, Glyndwr Williams
Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage, 1741-1747: Volume I: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742

William Barr, Glyndwr Williams

Voyages to Hudson Bay in Search of a Northwest Passage, 1741-1747: Volume I: The Voyage of Christopher Middleton, 1741-1742

Hakluyt Society, Second

William Barr, Glyndwr Williams

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The 18th century saw a resurgence of hope that a Northwest Passage - that elusive target of European seamen over the centuries - might yet be found. Prompted by the Irish MP Arthur Dobbs, the Admiralty sent the Furnace and Discovery to Hudson Bay ...

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