In Northern Mists: Arctic Exploration in Early Times (Volume 2 of 2)

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CHAPTER IX [continued]

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIV

CHAPTER XV

CONCLUSION

LIST OF THE MORE IMPORTANT WORKS REFERRED TO

IN NORTHERN MISTS

IN NORTHERN MISTS

ARCTIC EXPLORATION IN EARLY TIMES

BY FRIDTJOF NANSEN
G.C.V.O., D.Sc., D.C.L., Ph.D., PROFESSOR OF OCEANOGRAPHY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHRISTIANIA, ETC.

TRANSLATED BY ARTHUR G. CHATER

ILLUSTRATED

VOLUME TWO

LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN: MCMXI

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CONTENTS

CHAP.   PAGE
IX. [CONTINUED] WINELAND THE GOOD, THE FORTUNATE ISLES, AND THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA 1
X. ESKIMO AND SKRÆLING 66
XI. THE DECLINE OF THE NORSE SETTLEMENTS IN GREENLAND 95
XII. EXPEDITIONS OF THE NORWEGIANS TO THE WHITE SEA, VOYAGES IN THE POLAR SEA, WHALING AND SEALING 135
XIII. THE NORTH IN MAPS AND GEOGRAPHICAL WORKS OF THE MIDDLE AGES 182
XIV. JOHN CABOT AND THE ENGLISH DISCOVERY OF NORTH AMERICA 291
XV. THE PORTUGUESE DISCOVERIES IN THE NORTH-WEST 345
  CONCLUSION 379
  LIST OF THE MORE IMPORTANT WORKS REFERRED TO 384
  INDEX 397

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