Voyages Of William Baffin, 1612-1622 (cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series)

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. The first series, which ran from 1847 to 1899, consists of 100 books containing published or previously unpublished works by authors from Christopher Columbus to Sir Francis Drake, and covering voyages to the New World, to China and Japan, to Russia and to Africa and India. This 1881 volume contains accounts by William Baffin (1584-1622) and others of Baffin's voyages exploring the coasts of Greenland and Spitsbergen, and his search for the North-West Passage. Although he did not find a route east, he got considerably further north than previous navigators, and provided much useful information on the conditions and natural resources of the area. His meticulous chart making and record keeping, and his use of lunar observations to calculate longitude, were groundbreaking and remarkably accurate, as later explorers found.-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Frontmatter 13 Contents 22 ILLUSTRATIONS 23 INTRODUCTION 24 THE FIRST RECORDED VOYAGE OF WILLIAM BAFFIN 72 Part I.---Written by John Gatonbe 72 Part II.---Fragment written by Baffin himself 91 THE SECOND RECORDED VOYAGE OF WILLIAM BAFFIN 109 Part I.---A Journal written by Baffin 109 Part II.---A Journal probably by Fotherby 125 Part III.---A Brief Description of King James his New Land 140 Part IV.---The manner of killing the Whale and the whole proceedings for performing of the Voyage 143 THE THIRD RECORDED VOYAGE OF WILLIAM BAFFIN 151 Narrative by Kobert Fotherby 151 THE FOURTH RECORDED VOYAGE OF WILLIAM BAFFIN 174 I.---Letter from Baffin to his Employers 174 II.---The Breefe Journall 177 III.---"A Tru Relation" by Baffin 180 THE FIFTH RECORDED VOYAGE OF WILLIAM BAFFIN 207 I.---A Briefe and True Relation or Journal by Baffin 207 II.---Baffin's Letter to Sir John Wolstenholme 218 III.---Baffin's Instructions 243 BAFFIN'S SHIPS 244 INDEX 245 9781108011556 Cambridge Library Collection - Hakluyt First Series Cover......Page 1 Frontmatter......Page 13 Contents......Page 22 ILLUSTRATIONS......Page 23 INTRODUCTION......Page 24 Part I.---Written by John Gatonbe......Page 72 Part II.---Fragment written by Baffin himself......Page 91 Part I.---A Journal written by Baffin......Page 109 Part II.---A Journal probably by Fotherby......Page 125 Part III.---A Brief Description of King James his New Land......Page 140 Part IV.---The manner of killing the Whale and the whole proceedings for performing of the Voyage......Page 143 Narrative by Kobert Fotherby......Page 151 I.---Letter from Baffin to his Employers......Page 174 II.---The Breefe Journall......Page 177 III.---"A Tru Relation" by Baffin......Page 180 I.---A Briefe and True Relation or Journal by Baffin......Page 207 II.---Baffin's Letter to Sir John Wolstenholme......Page 218 III.---Baffin's Instructions......Page 243 BAFFIN'S SHIPS......Page 244 INDEX......Page 245