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Page 96
... began to fall , with fog , we again laid it at anchor and awaited God's pleasure , returning to our tent , where , having arrived , I had a sharp look - out kept whether there might not chance to come some capful or other of wind in our ...
... began to fall , with fog , we again laid it at anchor and awaited God's pleasure , returning to our tent , where , having arrived , I had a sharp look - out kept whether there might not chance to come some capful or other of wind in our ...
Page 114
... began to rise very high , with squalls . On the 4th , the wind and weather as before . Our drink now began to be very bad , wherefore it was not worth hacking and melting . The men turned from this supply to the water - cask , drinking ...
... began to rise very high , with squalls . On the 4th , the wind and weather as before . Our drink now began to be very bad , wherefore it was not worth hacking and melting . The men turned from this supply to the water - cask , drinking ...
Page 121
... began to set in from the S.W. , with damp weather and an overcast sky . We then opened another half - cask of beer , which , as before , was very hard frozen . We also set up right before our tent a shallop mast , six paces from the ...
... began to set in from the S.W. , with damp weather and an overcast sky . We then opened another half - cask of beer , which , as before , was very hard frozen . We also set up right before our tent a shallop mast , six paces from the ...
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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