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Page 97
... afternoon the wind rose still higher , with clear weather , so that we did not doubt about being still able to see the whale . Early in the evening it again became very foggy . We also found that some days the fog increased again ...
... afternoon the wind rose still higher , with clear weather , so that we did not doubt about being still able to see the whale . Early in the evening it again became very foggy . We also found that some days the fog increased again ...
Page 133
... afternoon the wind was S. We then gave chase to another bear , who was lying asleep behind the Danish casks ; but as we approached him before the wind , he got scent of us , and took to flight . During the night the wind was variable ...
... afternoon the wind was S. We then gave chase to another bear , who was lying asleep behind the Danish casks ; but as we approached him before the wind , he got scent of us , and took to flight . During the night the wind was variable ...
Page 134
... afternoon , we gave chase to five or six bears , which took to the water as soon as they saw us , and so escaped . In the evening , we again gave chase three or four times to troops of bears ; sometimes there were three or four together ...
... afternoon , we gave chase to five or six bears , which took to the water as soon as they saw us , and so escaped . In the evening , we again gave chase three or four times to troops of bears ; sometimes there were three or four together ...
Contents
Facsimile or Chart of De Hollantsche ofte MauritsBay | 4 |
Introduction to Troubles at Spitsbergen in 1618 | 39 |
Introduction to JACOB SEGERSZ van der BRUGGE Journael | 75 |
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